// Station · 5m ago

KHYS

Hays Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 120° / 7 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 4,600 ft

T/Td 17.8°C / 15.6°C

ALTIM 30.00 inHg

ELEV 1,999 FT

38.8445°N / 99.2732°W

LOCATION · Hays, US

WIND

120°7 kt

KHYS · 1,999 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

120°/7

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN046

LAYERS

SCT039 BKN046 BKN070

T / Td

18 / 16

ALTIM

30.00"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,600 ft. Light winds at 120°/7 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 3,900 ft, broken at 4,600 ft, and broken at 7,000 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 KHYS 271256Z AUTO 12007KT 10SM SCT039 BKN046 BKN070 18/16 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP144 T01780156 $

KHYS · day 27 at 12:56 UTC · wind from 120° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,900 ft · broken layer at 4,600 ft · broken layer at 7,000 ft · temp 18°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 7 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

120°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

16★ HDG 160° H5 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,501'

04 HDG 040° H1 kt X7 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

22 HDG 220° T1 kt X7 kt LEFT —

34 HDG 340° T5 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 2,999 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

2,700FT

+701 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -700 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,999 FT OAT+18°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT1,917 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

+27%

-19%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+19%

-12%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+11%

-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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN070

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

BKN046

Broken · base 4,600 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT039

Scattered · base 3,900 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,600 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER7,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL10,989 ft VFR MARGIN+1,600 ft

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

11:17ZSUNRISE

18:35ZSOLAR NOON

01:53ZSUNSET

02:24ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 52m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:24Z (13h 23m) DAY LENGTH14h 36m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE20:04Z MOONSET10:40Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KRSL

VFR

Russell Municipal Airport · Russell

WIND: 130° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN047
DIST: 22 NM E
AGE: 8m ago

KDDC

MVFR

Dodge City Regional Airport · Dodge City

WIND: 100° / 8 kt
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: OVC110
DIST: 73 NM SW
AGE: 9m ago

KSLN

VFR

Salina Municipal Airport · Salina

WIND: 100° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 76 NM E
AGE: 8m ago

KHUT

VFR

Hutchinson Municipal Airport · Hutchinson

WIND: 110° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN120
DIST: 81 NM SE
AGE: 9m ago

KGCK

VFR

Garden City Regional Airport · Garden City

WIND: 100° / 10 kt
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: OVC120
DIST: 88 NM SW
AGE: 7m ago

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