// Station · 32m ago

KHUA

Redstone Army Air Field

CAT VFR

WIND 250° / 8 kt

VIS 8.0 SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 28.2°C / 23.7°C

ALTIM 30.10 inHg

ELEV 684 FT

34.6787°N / 86.6848°W

LOCATION · Redstone Arsnl Huntsville, US

WIND

250°8 kt

KHUA · 684 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

250°/8

VIS

8.0 SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT060

T / Td

28 / 24

ALTIM

30.10"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 250°/8 kt. Visibility 8.0 SM and scattered at 6,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KHUA 111355Z AUTO 25008KT 8SM SCT060 28/24 A3010 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE SLP186 T02820237

KHUA · day 11 at 13:55 UTC · wind from 250° at 8 kt · visibility 8.0 SM · scattered layer at 6,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 8 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

250°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

17★ HDG 170° H1 kt X8 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,300'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

35 HDG 350° T1 kt X8 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,684 ft MSL (1,000 ft AGL). Verify pattern direction and altitude with the chart supplement before flying. // On calm winds (<3 kt), all runways are usable — favor the longest or whatever the pattern calls for.

// Density altitude · ISA +14°C

2,200FT

+1,516 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV684 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT501 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAVL (Asheville Regional Airport, Asheville, elev 2,165 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+22%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-10%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+9%

-7%

Approximate using ~10% perf loss / 1,000 ft DA for normally aspirated, scaled by powerplant type. Verify with your aircraft's POH for accurate numbers — especially above 5,000 ft DA where these rules of thumb diverge.

// Cloud layers · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT060

Scattered · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL14,926 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:43ZSUNRISE

17:53ZSOLAR NOON

01:03ZSUNSET

01:32ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:27Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 36m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:32Z (11h 05m) DAY LENGTH14h 19m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:07Z MOONSET22:27Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

KHSV

VFR → MVFR 10Z

Huntsville International Airport · Huntsville

WIND: 250° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW035
DIST: 5 NM SW
AGE: 34m ago

KMDQ

VFR

Madison County Executive Airport-Tom Sharp Jr Field · Huntsville

WIND: 230° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT050
DIST: 13 NM NE
AGE: 12m ago

KFYM

VFR

Fayetteville Municipal Airport · Fayetteville

WIND: 260° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN037
DIST: 24 NM N
AGE: 12m ago

KCMD

VFR

Cullman Regional Airport-Folsom Field · Cullman

WIND: VRB / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN042
DIST: 26 NM S
AGE: 12m ago

K8A1

VFR

Guntersville Municipal Joe Starnes Field · Guntersville

WIND: 210° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 27 NM SE
AGE: 12m ago

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