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MHCA

Catacamas Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING OVC at 8,000 ft
T/Td 23°C / 21°C
ALTIM 29.97 inHg
ELEV 1,273 FT
14.9170°N / 85.9000°W
LOCATION · Catacamas, HN
N
WIND
000°0 kt
MHCA · 1,273 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
OVC080
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT026 OVC080
 
 
 
T / Td
23 / 21
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.97"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 8,000 ft. Winds calm, visibility 6+ SM, scattered at 2,600 ft, and overcast at 8,000 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 MHCA 150000Z 00000KT 9999 SCT026TCU OVC080 23/21 Q1015 A2997 RERA

MHCA · day 14 at 22:47 UTC · winds calm · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 2,600 ft · overcast at 8,000 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg

// 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
07 HDG 070° CALM 5,075'
25 HDG 250° CALM 5,075'
Pattern altitude: 2,273 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

2,500FT
+1,227 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
3,400 2,750 2,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,273 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT1,220 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at MHYR (Yoro Airport, Yoro, elev 2,215 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+25%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-8%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,889 FT SCT026 OVC080 · CEILING MHCA ELEV · 1,273 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC080
Overcast · base 8,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas
SCT026
Scattered · base 2,600 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING8,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER8,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,889 ft VFR MARGIN+5,000 ft

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

11:22ZSUNRISE
17:50ZSOLAR NOON
00:18ZSUNSET
00:41ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:55Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING22m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:41Z (45m) DAY LENGTH12h 56m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:32Z MOONSET00:28Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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