// Station · 9m ago
KHYX
Saginaw County H.W. Browne Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 250° / 10 kt G17
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 32°C / 19°C
ALTIM 30.01 inHg
ELEV 601 FT
43.4334°N / 83.8623°W
LOCATION · Saginaw, US
WIND
250°10 kt
KHYX · 601 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 00Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
250°/10G17
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
32 / 19
ALTIM
30.01"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 250°/10 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 KHYX 150055Z AUTO 25010G17KT 10SM CLR 32/19 A3001 RMK AO2
KHYX · day 15 at 00:55 UTC · wind from 250° at 10 kt, gusts to 17 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.01" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 250° @ 10 ktG17
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
250°10G17 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
23★
HDG 230°
H9 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 2,952'
28
HDG 280°
H9 kt
X5 kt LEFT
5,002'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
05
HDG 050°
T9 kt
X3 kt LEFT
—
10
HDG 100°
T9 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,601 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 +18°C
2,700FT
+2,099 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +600 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV601 FT
OAT+32°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT510 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KLNP
(Lonesome Pine Airport, Wise, elev 2,684 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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:08ZSUNRISE
17:42ZSOLAR NOON
01:16ZSUNSET
01:50ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:04Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING12m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:50Z (46m)
DAY LENGTH15h 07m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:20Z
MOONSET01:28Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KMBS
VFR
→
MVFR
16Z
MBS International Airport · Freeland
- WIND
- 250° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 11 NM NW
- AGE
- 11m ago
KCFS
VFR
Tuscola Area Airport · Caro
- WIND
- 240° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM E
- AGE
- 9m ago
KFNT
VFR
→
MVFR
20Z
Bishop International Airport · Flint
- WIND
- 260° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM S
- AGE
- 11m ago
KRNP
VFR
Owosso Community Airport · Owosso
- WIND
- 260° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM SW
- AGE
- 9m ago
KD95
VFR
Dupont-Lapeer Airport · Lapeer
- WIND
- 260° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 34 NM SE
- AGE
- 9m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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