// Station · 7m ago
KHYS
Hays Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 120° / 9 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 23.9°C / 20°C
ALTIM 30.13 inHg
ELEV 1,999 FT
38.8445°N / 99.2732°W
LOCATION · Hays, US
WIND
120°9 kt
KHYS · 1,999 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/9
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
24 / 20
ALTIM
30.13"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 120°/9 kt. 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 KHYS 111456Z AUTO 12009KT 10SM CLR 24/20 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP186 T02390200 53014 $
KHYS · day 11 at 14:56 UTC · wind from 120° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 30.13" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.6 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 120° @ 9 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
120°9 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
16★
HDG 160°
H7 kt
X6 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 6,501'
04
HDG 040°
H2 kt
X9 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
22
HDG 220°
T2 kt
X9 kt LEFT
—
34
HDG 340°
T7 kt
X6 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 +12°C
3,300FT
+1,301 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,999 FT
OAT+24°C
ISA DELTA+12°C
PRESSURE ALT1,787 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K3K7
(Mark Hoard Memorial Airport, Leoti, elev 3,303 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+33%
-23%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+23%
-15%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+13%
-10%
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-7)
11:22ZSUNRISE
18:43ZSOLAR NOON
02:04ZSUNSET
02:36ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:03Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 01m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:36Z (11h 32m)
DAY LENGTH14h 42m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:48Z
MOONSET23:30Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 60 NM radius
KPHG
VFR
Phillipsburg Municipal Airport · Phillipsburg
- WIND
- 110° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 7.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 54 NM N
- AGE
- 8m ago
KLYO
VFR
Lyons-Rice County Municipal Airport · Lyons
- WIND
- 130° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 58 NM SE
- AGE
- 8m ago
KK82
VFR
Smith Center Municipal Airport · Smith Center
- WIND
- 050° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT012
- DIST
- 59 NM N
- AGE
- 8m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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