// Station · 9m ago

KHVS

Hartsville Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 070° / 8 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 4,300 ft

T/Td 31°C / 21°C

ALTIM 30.06 inHg

ELEV 364 FT

34.4031°N / 80.1192°W

LOCATION · Hartsville, US

WIND

070°8 kt

KHVS · 364 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

070°/8

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN043

LAYERS

BKN043 BKN049

T / Td

31 / 21

ALTIM

30.06"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,300 ft. Moderate winds at 070°/8 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 4,300 ft, and broken at 4,900 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 KHVS 142255Z AUTO 07008KT 10SM BKN043 BKN049 31/21 A3006 RMK AO2

KHVS · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 070° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 4,300 ft · broken layer at 4,900 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 070° @ 8 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

070°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

03★ HDG 030° H6 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

21 HDG 210° T6 kt X5 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,364 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

2,200FT

+1,836 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV364 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT222 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAVL (Asheville Regional Airport, Asheville, elev 2,165 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+22%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN049

Broken · base 4,900 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN043

Broken · base 4,300 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,300 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,900 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL16,021 ft VFR MARGIN+1,300 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

10:19ZSUNRISE

17:27ZSOLAR NOON

00:35ZSUNSET

01:03ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 30m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:03Z (1h 59m) DAY LENGTH14h 15m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:27Z MOONSET00:43Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KUDG

VFR

Darlington County Airport · Darlington

WIND: 050° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW050
DIST: 12 NM E
AGE: 8m ago

KCQW

VFR

Cheraw Municipal Airport/Lynch Bellinger Field · Cheraw

WIND: 080° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW050
DIST: 20 NM NE
AGE: 9m ago

KBBP

VFR

Marlboro County Jetport - H E Avent Field Airport · Bennettsville

WIND: 070° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 23 NM NE
AGE: 9m ago

KCDN

VFR

Woodward Field · Camden

WIND: 060° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 23 NM W
AGE: 9m ago

KFLO

VFR → MVFR 07Z

Florence Regional Airport · Florence

WIND: 100° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN075
DIST: 24 NM SE
AGE: 11m ago

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