// Station · 11m ago

KLHQ

Fairfield County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 040° / 8 kt G16

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 23.3°C / 6.1°C

ALTIM 30.06 inHg

ELEV 868 FT

39.7556°N / 82.6571°W

LOCATION · Lancaster, US

WIND

040°8 kt

KLHQ · 868 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

040°/8G16

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

23 / 6

ALTIM

30.06"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 040°/8 kt, gusting 16. 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KLHQ 302053Z AUTO 04008G16KT 10SM CLR 23/06 A3006 RMK AO2 SLP175 T02330061 57007 TSNO

KLHQ · day 30 at 20:53 UTC · wind from 040° at 8 kt, gusts to 16 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 23°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 8 ktG16

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

040°8G16 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

10★ HDG 100° H4 kt X7 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,003'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

28 HDG 280° T4 kt X7 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,868 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 +10°C

1,900FT

+1,032 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV868 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT726 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSXL (Summersville Airport, Mount Lookout, elev 1,820 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+19%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,636 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:07ZSUNRISE

17:29ZSOLAR NOON

00:52ZSUNSET

01:24ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 47m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:24Z (4h 19m) DAY LENGTH14h 45m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE21:36Z MOONSET12:22Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KLCK

VFR

Rickenbacker International Airport · Columbus

WIND: 050° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 13 NM W
AGE: 9m ago

KCMH

VFR

John Glenn Columbus International Airport · Columbus

WIND: 040° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN250
DIST: 18 NM NW
AGE: 13m ago

KVTA

VFR

Newark Heath Airport · Newark

WIND: 060° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 18 NM NE
AGE: 10m ago

KTZR

VFR

Bolton Field · Columbus

WIND: 040° / 12 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 24 NM W
AGE: 14m ago

KRZT

VFR

Ross County Airport · Chillicothe

WIND: 050° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 25 NM SW
AGE: 29m ago

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