// Station · 19m ago

KIAH

George Bush Intercontinental Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 160° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 12,000 ft

T/Td 30.6°C / 25°C

ALTIM 30.07 inHg

ELEV 97 FT

29.9844°N / 95.3414°W

LOCATION · Houston, US

WIND

160°6 kt

KIAH · 97 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

160°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN120

LAYERS

FEW022 SCT033 BKN120 BKN250

T / Td

31 / 25

ALTIM

30.07"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 12,000 ft. Light winds at 160°/6 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 2,200 ft, scattered at 3,300 ft, broken at 12,000 ft, and broken at 25,000 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 KIAH 111453Z 16006KT 10SM FEW022 SCT033 BKN120 BKN250 31/25 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP180 CB DSNT SE-S MOV N T03060250 50004

KIAH · day 11 at 14:53 UTC · wind from 160° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 2,200 ft · scattered layer at 3,300 ft · broken layer at 12,000 ft · broken layer at 25,000 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 6 kt

5 USABLE · 5 AVOID · 3 CAUTION

WIND

160°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 5 usable

15L★ HDG 150° H6 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 12,001'

15R HDG 150° H6 kt X1 kt RIGHT 10,000'

09 HDG 090° H2 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

08L HDG 080° H1 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

08R HDG 080° H1 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 5 ends

26R HDG 260° T1 kt X6 kt LEFT —

26L HDG 260° T1 kt X6 kt LEFT —

27 HDG 270° T2 kt X6 kt LEFT —

33R HDG 330° T6 kt X1 kt LEFT —

33L HDG 330° T6 kt X1 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,097 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

1,800FT

+1,703 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV97 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT-56 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KABI (Abilene Regional Airport, Abilene, elev 1,791 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+18%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-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 · 4 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN250

Broken · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN120

Broken · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT033

Scattered · base 3,300 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW022

Few · base 2,200 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING12,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~99% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL15,552 ft VFR MARGIN+9,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

11:29ZSUNRISE

18:27ZSOLAR NOON

01:26ZSUNSET

01:53ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 14m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:53Z (10h 41m) DAY LENGTH13h 56m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:55Z MOONSET22:52Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KHOU

IFR → VFR 16Z

William P. Hobby Airport · Houston

WIND: 170° / 5 kt
VIS: 2.5 SM
CEILING: BKN055
DIST: 21 NM S
AGE: 7m ago

KCXO

VFR

Conroe-North Houston Regional Airport · Houston

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 22 NM N
AGE: 19m ago

KT41

VFR

La Porte Municipal Airport · La Porte

WIND: 230° / 9 ktG15
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN035
DIST: 24 NM SE
AGE: 17m ago

KEFD

VFR → MVFR 16Z

Ellington Airport · Houston

WIND: 180° / 11 ktG17
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: SCT022
DIST: 25 NM SE
AGE: 18m ago

KSGR

VFR

Sugar Land Regional Airport · Houston

WIND: 170° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW018
DIST: 27 NM SW
AGE: 19m ago

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