// Station · 36m ago

KHUA

Redstone Army Air Field

CAT VFR

WIND 270° / 10 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 11,000 ft

T/Td 31°C / 25°C

ALTIM 30.09 inHg

ELEV 684 FT

34.6787°N / 86.6848°W

LOCATION · Redstone Arsnl Huntsville, US

WIND

270°10 kt

KHUA · 684 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

270°/10

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN110

LAYERS

SCT027 SCT035 BKN110

T / Td

31 / 25

ALTIM

30.09"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 11,000 ft. Moderate winds at 270°/10 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 2,700 ft, scattered at 3,500 ft, and broken at 11,000 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

SPECI KHUA 111545Z AUTO 27010KT 10SM SCT027 SCT035 BKN110 31/25 A3009 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE SLP183

KHUA · day 11 at 15:45 UTC · wind from 270° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 2,700 ft · scattered layer at 3,500 ft · broken layer at 11,000 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 270° @ 10 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

270°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

35★ HDG 350° H2 kt X10 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 7,300'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

17 HDG 170° T2 kt X10 kt RIGHT —

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 +17°C

2,600FT

+1,916 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV684 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT513 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KLNP (Lonesome Pine Airport, Wise, elev 2,684 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+26%

-18%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+18%

-12%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN110

Broken · base 11,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT035

Scattered · base 3,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT027

Scattered · base 2,700 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING11,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER11,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL16,341 ft VFR MARGIN+8,000 ft

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

10:43ZSUNRISE

17:53ZSOLAR NOON

01:03ZSUNSET

01:32ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:21Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 41m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:32Z (9h 10m) DAY LENGTH14h 19m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:11Z MOONSET22:31Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KHSV

VFR → MVFR 10Z

Huntsville International Airport · Huntsville

WIND: 280° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN042
DIST: 5 NM SW
AGE: 28m ago

KMDQ

MVFR

Madison County Executive Airport-Tom Sharp Jr Field · Huntsville

WIND: 270° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN027
DIST: 13 NM NE
AGE: 6m ago

KFYM

VFR

Fayetteville Municipal Airport · Fayetteville

WIND: 290° / 7 ktG13
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW019
DIST: 24 NM N
AGE: 26m ago

KCMD

VFR

Cullman Regional Airport-Folsom Field · Cullman

WIND: VRB / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN050
DIST: 26 NM S
AGE: 6m ago

K8A1

VFR

Guntersville Municipal Joe Starnes Field · Guntersville

WIND: 270° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW034
DIST: 27 NM SE
AGE: 6m ago

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