// Station · 6m ago

KHUT

Hutchinson Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 110° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 12,000 ft

T/Td 18.9°C / 17.2°C

ALTIM 29.98 inHg

ELEV 1,543 FT

38.0655°N / 97.8606°W

LOCATION · Hutchinson, US

WIND

110°6 kt

KHUT · 1,543 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

110°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN120

LAYERS

BKN120

T / Td

19 / 17

ALTIM

29.98"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 12,000 ft. Light winds at 110°/6 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 12,000 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 KHUT 271252Z 11006KT 10SM BKN120 19/17 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP131 T01890172

KHUT · day 27 at 12:52 UTC · wind from 110° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 12,000 ft · temp 19°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 29.98" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 110° @ 6 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

110°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

13★ HDG 130° H6 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 7,003'

17 HDG 170° H3 kt X5 kt LEFT 4,012'

04 HDG 040° H2 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

22 HDG 220° T2 kt X6 kt LEFT —

35 HDG 350° T3 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

31 HDG 310° T6 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 2,543 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 +7°C

2,300FT

+757 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,543 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT1,481 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KDDC (Dodge City Regional Airport, Dodge City, elev 2,594 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+23%

-16%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+16%

-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)

BKN120

Broken · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING12,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL11,088 ft VFR MARGIN+9,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

11:14ZSUNRISE

18:30ZSOLAR NOON

01:46ZSUNSET

02:16ZCIVIL END

CURRENT12:58Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 47m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:16Z (13h 17m) DAY LENGTH14h 31m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE20:01Z MOONSET10:33Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KICT

VFR → MVFR 03Z

Wichita Dwight D. Eisenhower National Airport · Wichita

WIND: 090° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN250
DIST: 32 NM SE
AGE: 5m ago

KIAB

VFR → MVFR 14Z

McConnell Air Force Base · Wichita

WIND: 100° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT110
DIST: 39 NM SE
AGE: 1h 3m ago

KSLN

VFR

Salina Municipal Airport · Salina

WIND: 100° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 45 NM N
AGE: 5m ago

KRSL

VFR → MVFR 09Z

Russell Municipal Airport · Russell

WIND: 130° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN047
DIST: 66 NM NW
AGE: 5m ago

KFRI

VFR

Marshall Army Air Field · Fort Riley (Junction City)

WIND: 020° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 79 NM NE
AGE: 1h 3m ago

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