// Station · 9m ago

KHZE

Mercer County Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 140° / 10 kt G15

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 3,400 ft

T/Td 24°C / 15°C

ALTIM 29.86 inHg

ELEV 1,814 FT

47.2899°N / 101.5810°W

LOCATION · Hazen, US

WIND

140°10 kt

KHZE · 1,814 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

140°/10G15

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN034

LAYERS

SCT029 BKN034 OVC043

T / Td

24 / 15

ALTIM

29.86"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 3,400 ft. Moderate winds at 140°/10 kt, gusting 15, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 2,900 ft, broken at 3,400 ft, and overcast at 4,300 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 KHZE 302055Z AUTO 14010G15KT 120V180 10SM SCT029 BKN034 OVC043 24/15 A2986 RMK AO2

KHZE · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 140° at 10 kt, gusts to 15 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 2,900 ft · broken layer at 3,400 ft · overcast at 4,300 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 29.86" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 10 ktG15

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

140°10G15 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

15★ HDG 150° H10 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,999'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

33 HDG 330° T10 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 2,814 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 +13°C

3,400FT

+1,586 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,814 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT1,870 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBWW (Bowman Regional Airport, Bowman, elev 2,965 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+34%

-24%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+24%

-15%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+14%

-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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC043

Overcast · base 4,300 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN034

Broken · base 3,400 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT029

Scattered · base 2,900 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING3,400 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,935 ft VFR MARGIN+400 ft

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

10:56ZSUNRISE

18:45ZSOLAR NOON

02:33ZSUNSET

03:12ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 29m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:12Z (6h 08m) DAY LENGTH15h 37m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:26Z MOONSET14:03Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KD57

VFR

Glen Ullin Regional Airport · Glen Ullin

WIND: 120° / 14 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN031
DIST: 31 NM S
AGE: 9m ago

KY19

MVFR

Mandan Municipal Airport · Mandan

WIND: 120° / 13 ktG20
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: OVC025
DIST: 42 NM SE
AGE: 9m ago

KBIS

MVFR

Bismarck Municipal Airport · Bismarck

WIND: 120° / 13 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: BKN026
DIST: 46 NM SE
AGE: 12m ago

K9Y1

MVFR

Weydahl Field · Killdeer

WIND: 130° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC018
DIST: 49 NM W
AGE: 9m ago

KDIK

VFR

Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport · Dickinson

WIND: 110° / 17 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW017
DIST: 58 NM SW
AGE: 8m ago

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