// Station · 34m ago

NZHN

Hamilton International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 280° / 13 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 4,300 ft

T/Td 19°C / 15°C

ALTIM 30.09 inHg

ELEV 172 FT

37.8670°S / 175.3320°E

LOCATION · Hamilton, NZ

WIND

280°13 kt

NZHN · 172 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 01Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

280°/13

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN043

LAYERS

FEW019 SCT026 BKN043

T / Td

19 / 15

ALTIM

30.09"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,300 ft. Brisk winds at 280°/13 kt, visibility 6+ SM, a few at 1,900 ft, scattered at 2,600 ft, and broken at 4,300 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 NZHN 130130Z AUTO 28013KT 9999 FEW019/// SCT026/// BKN043/// 19/15 Q1019

NZHN · day 13 at 01:30 UTC · wind from 280° at 13 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,900 ft · scattered layer at 2,600 ft · broken layer at 4,300 ft · temp 19°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 13 kt

5 USABLE · 5 AVOID · 3 CAUTION

WIND

280°13 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 5 usable

25★ HDG 250° H11 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 2,033'

25L HDG 250° H11 kt X6 kt RIGHT 2,033'

36 HDG 360° H2 kt X13 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

36R HDG 360° H2 kt X13 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

36L HDG 360° H2 kt X13 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 5 ends

18 HDG 180° T2 kt X13 kt RIGHT —

18L HDG 180° T2 kt X13 kt RIGHT —

18R HDG 180° T2 kt X13 kt RIGHT —

07 HDG 070° T11 kt X7 kt LEFT —

07R HDG 070° T11 kt X7 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,172 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 +4°C

500FT

+328 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV172 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+4°C PRESSURE ALT1 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at NZKK (Kerikeri Airport, Kerikeri, elev 492 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+5%

-4%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+4%

-2%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+2%

-2%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN043

Broken · base 4,300 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT026

Scattered · base 2,600 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW019

Few · base 1,900 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,300 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL9,768 ft VFR MARGIN+1,300 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+12)

17:38ZSUNRISE

00:06ZSOLAR NOON

06:34ZSUNSET

07:00ZCIVIL END

CURRENT02:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 29m VFR NIGHT BEGINS07:00Z (4h 56m) DAY LENGTH12h 55m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE19:01Z MOONSET07:57Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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