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// Station · 10m ago

KHVC

Hopkinsville Christian County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 040° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING BKN at 9,000 ft
T/Td 27°C / 21°C
ALTIM 29.92 inHg
ELEV 564 FT
36.8570°N / 87.4551°W
LOCATION · Hopkinsville, US
N
WIND
040°8 kt
KHVC · 564 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
040°/8
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN090
 
 
 
LAYERS
BKN090
 
 
 
T / Td
27 / 21
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.92"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 9,000 ft. Moderate winds at 040°/8 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 9,000 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 KHVC 301915Z AUTO 04008KT 10SM BKN090 27/21 A2992 RMK AO2

KHVC · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 040° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 9,000 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.92" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
040°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
08 HDG 080° H6 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,505'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
26 HDG 260° T6 kt X5 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,564 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 +13°C

2,100FT
+1,536 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
2,500 1,900 1,300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV564 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT561 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KUOS (Franklin County Airport, Sewanee, elev 1,953 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+21%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%

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 · 14,200 FT BKN090 · CEILING KHVC ELEV · 564 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
BKN090
Broken · base 9,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
// Computed
CEILING9,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER9,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL14,200 ft VFR MARGIN+6,000 ft

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

10:34ZSUNRISE
17:48ZSOLAR NOON
01:03ZSUNSET
01:33ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:25Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 38m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:33Z (6h 08m) DAY LENGTH14h 28m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE22:00Z MOONSET12:29Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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