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// Station · 16m ago

KRHP

Western Carolina Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 25.6°C / 20.6°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 1,697 FT
35.1952°N / 83.8630°W
LOCATION · Andrews, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
KRHP · 1,697 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 21
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.12"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. 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 KRHP 112155Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 26/21 A3012 RMK AO2 T02560206

KRHP · day 11 at 21:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
08 HDG 080° CALM 5,500'
26 HDG 260° CALM 5,500'
Pattern altitude: 2,697 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 +14°C

3,100FT
+1,403 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT
3,300 2,750 2,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,697 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT1,493 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KGEV (Ashe County Airport, Jefferson, elev 3,180 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+31%
-22%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+22%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,626 FT KRHP ELEV · 1,697 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,626 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:30ZSUNRISE
17:42ZSOLAR NOON
00:53ZSUNSET
01:22ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 41m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:22Z (3h 11m) DAY LENGTH14h 22m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION9% MOONRISE08:10Z MOONSET22:33Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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