// Station · 13m ago
KHXD
Hilton Head Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 280° / 7 kt G17
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30°C / 23°C
ALTIM 30.13 inHg
ELEV 19 FT
32.2244°N / 80.6975°W
LOCATION · Hilton Head Island, US
WIND
280°7 kt
KHXD · 19 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
280°/7G17
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
30 / 23
ALTIM
30.13"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 280°/7 kt, gusting 17. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KHXD 111351Z 28007G17KT 10SM CLR 30/23 A3013
KHXD · day 11 at 13:51 UTC · wind from 280° at 7 kt, gusts to 17 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.13" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 280° @ 7 ktG17
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
280°7G17 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
21★
HDG 210°
H2 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 5,000'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
03
HDG 030°
T2 kt
X7 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,019 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 +15°C
1,600FT
+1,581 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV19 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+15°C
PRESSURE ALT-193 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K0A9
(Elizabethton Municipal Airport, Elizabethton, elev 1,593 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+16%
-11%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+11%
-7%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-5%
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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
10:25ZSUNRISE
17:29ZSOLAR NOON
00:33ZSUNSET
01:00ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:04Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 28m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:00Z (10h 56m)
DAY LENGTH14h 07m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE07:49Z
MOONSET21:56Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KNBC
VFR
Beaufort MCAS - Merritt Field · Beaufort
- WIND
- 270° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 15 NM N
- AGE
- 8m ago
K3J1
VFR
Ridgeland-Claude Dean Airport · Ridgeland
- WIND
- 290° / 10 ktG16
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM NW
- AGE
- 9m ago
KSVN
VFR
Hunter Army Air Field · Savannah
- WIND
- 270° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM SW
- AGE
- 9m ago
KSAV
VFR
Savannah Hilton Head International Airport · Savannah
- WIND
- 250° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW160
- DIST
- 26 NM W
- AGE
- 11m ago
KRBW
VFR
Lowcountry Regional Airport · Walterboro
- WIND
- 260° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 42 NM N
- AGE
- 9m ago
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