// Station · 1h 8m ago · STALE

KLHW

MidCoast Regional Airport at Wright Army Airfield

CAT VFR

WIND 280° / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 29.7°C / 23.6°C

ALTIM 29.87 inHg

ELEV 45 FT

31.8912°N / 81.5610°W

LOCATION · Hinesville, US

WIND

280°3 kt

KLHW · 45 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

280°/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW100 SCT120

T / Td

30 / 24

ALTIM

29.87"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 280°/3 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 10,000 ft, and scattered at 12,000 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 KLHW 301955Z AUTO 28003KT 10SM FEW100 SCT120 30/24 A2987 RMK AO2 RAB1855E19DZB19E21 SLP118 P0008 T02970236 $

KLHW · day 30 at 19:55 UTC · wind from 280° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 10,000 ft · scattered layer at 12,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.87" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

280°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 8 ends

06L HDG 060° —CALM —— 6,500'

24R HDG 240° —CALM —— 6,500'

15L HDG 150° —CALM —— 5,001'

33R HDG 330° —CALM —— 5,001'

06R HDG 060° —CALM —— 2,610'

24L HDG 240° —CALM —— 2,610'

15R HDG 150° —CALM —— 2,520'

33L HDG 330° —CALM —— 2,520'

Pattern altitude: 1,045 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

1,900FT

+1,855 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV45 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT92 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KDZJ (Blairsville Airport, Blairsville, elev 1,911 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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT120

Scattered · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW100

Few · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,045 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

10:23ZSUNRISE

17:25ZSOLAR NOON

00:27ZSUNSET

00:54ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 23m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:54Z (3h 51m) DAY LENGTH14h 03m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE21:53Z MOONSET11:56Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KSVN

VFR → MVFR 00Z

Hunter Army Air Field · Savannah

WIND: 230° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW043
DIST: 22 NM E
AGE: 1h 8m ago

KSAV

VFR → MVFR 08Z

Savannah Hilton Head International Airport · Savannah

WIND: 220° / 11 ktG14
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN090
DIST: 23 NM NE
AGE: 10m ago

KCWV

VFR

Claxton Evans County Airport · Claxton

WIND: VRB / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW036
DIST: 24 NM NW
AGE: 8m ago

KJES

VFR

Jesup Wayne County Airport · Jesup

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT033
DIST: 26 NM SW
AGE: 13m ago

KRVJ

VFR

Swinton Smith Field at Reidsville Municipal Airport · Reidsville

WIND: 230° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN120
DIST: 32 NM W
AGE: 8m ago

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