// Station · 14m ago

KPHF

Newport News Williamsburg International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 270° / 5 kt

VIS 7.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 9,000 ft

T/Td 26.1°C / 22.8°C

ALTIM 29.94 inHg

ELEV 42 FT

37.1319°N / 76.4930°W

LOCATION · Newport News, US

WIND

270°5 kt

KPHF · 42 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

270°/5

VIS

7.0 SM

CEILING

BKN090

LAYERS

FEW011 SCT060 BKN090

T / Td

26 / 23

ALTIM

29.94"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 9,000 ft. Light winds at 270°/5 kt, visibility 7.0 SM, a few at 1,100 ft, scattered at 6,000 ft, and broken at 9,000 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 KPHF 111254Z 27005KT 7SM FEW011 SCT060 BKN090 26/23 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP137 T02610228

KPHF · day 11 at 12:54 UTC · wind from 270° at 5 kt · visibility 7.0 SM · a few clouds at 1,100 ft · scattered layer at 6,000 ft · broken layer at 9,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 270° @ 5 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

270°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

25★ HDG 250° H5 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,003'

20 HDG 200° H2 kt X5 kt RIGHT 6,526'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

02 HDG 020° T2 kt X5 kt LEFT —

07 HDG 070° T5 kt X2 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,042 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 +11°C

1,400FT

+1,358 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV42 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT19 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K0VG (Lee County Airport, Jonesville, elev 1,411 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+14%

-10%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+10%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-4%

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)

BKN090

Broken · base 9,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT060

Scattered · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW011

Few · base 1,100 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING9,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER9,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,224 ft VFR MARGIN+6,000 ft

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

09:56ZSUNRISE

17:12ZSOLAR NOON

00:28ZSUNSET

00:59ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:08Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 20m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:59Z (11h 50m) DAY LENGTH14h 32m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:17Z MOONSET21:50Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KFAF

MVFR

Felker Army Air Field · Newport News (Fort Eustis)

WIND: 300° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN011
DIST: 6 NM W
AGE: 13m ago

KLFI

VFR

Langley Air Force Base · Hampton

WIND: 260° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN060
DIST: 7 NM SE
AGE: 13m ago

KJGG

IFR

Williamsburg Jamestown Airport · Williamsburg

WIND: 280° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN009
DIST: 12 NM NW
AGE: 13m ago

KNGU

VFR

Norfolk Naval Station (Chambers Field) · Norfolk

WIND: 260° / 7 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: BKN060
DIST: 15 NM SE
AGE: 9m ago

KORF

VFR → MVFR 03Z

Norfolk International Airport · Norfolk

WIND: 260° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC055
DIST: 20 NM SE
AGE: 17m ago

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