// Station · 22m ago
KHUA
Redstone Army Air Field
CAT VFR
WIND 260° / 7 kt
VIS 8.0 SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 30.3°C / 24.9°C
ALTIM 30.08 inHg
ELEV 684 FT
34.6787°N / 86.6848°W
LOCATION · Redstone Arsnl Huntsville, US
WIND
260°7 kt
KHUA · 684 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
260°/7
VIS
8.0 SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW024
T / Td
30 / 25
ALTIM
30.08"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 260°/7 kt. Visibility 8.0 SM and a few at 2,400 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KHUA 111455Z AUTO 26007KT 8SM FEW024 30/25 A3008 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE SLP180 T03030249 58002
KHUA · day 11 at 14:55 UTC · wind from 260° at 7 kt · visibility 8.0 SM · a few clouds at 2,400 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.0 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 260° @ 7 kt
2 USABLE · 0 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
260°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
17★
HDG 170°
H0 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 7,300'
35
HDG 350°
H0 kt
X7 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
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 +16°C
2,500FT
+1,816 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV684 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT522 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KBKW
(Raleigh County Memorial Airport, Beaver, elev 2,504 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+25%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-8%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:43ZSUNRISE
17:53ZSOLAR NOON
01:03ZSUNSET
01:32ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:17Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 45m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:32Z (10h 14m)
DAY LENGTH14h 19m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:09Z
MOONSET22:29Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KHSV
VFR
→
MVFR
10Z
Huntsville International Airport · Huntsville
- WIND
- 260° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT028
- DIST
- 5 NM SW
- AGE
- 24m ago
KMDQ
VFR
Madison County Executive Airport-Tom Sharp Jr Field · Huntsville
- WIND
- 270° / 11 ktG17
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT023
- DIST
- 13 NM NE
- AGE
- 22m ago
KFYM
VFR
Fayetteville Municipal Airport · Fayetteville
- WIND
- 270° / 5 ktG11
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN041
- DIST
- 24 NM N
- AGE
- 22m ago
KCMD
VFR
Cullman Regional Airport-Folsom Field · Cullman
- WIND
- VRB / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW020
- DIST
- 26 NM S
- AGE
- 22m ago
K8A1
VFR
Guntersville Municipal Joe Starnes Field · Guntersville
- WIND
- 230° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM SE
- AGE
- 22m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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