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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
3,000 2,300 1,600
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,987 FT FEW024 KHUA ELEV · 684 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW024
Few · base 2,400 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER2,400 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL15,987 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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