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// Station · 32m ago

PHKO

Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole
CAT VFR
WIND 120° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26.1°C / 19.4°C
ALTIM 29.95 inHg
ELEV 47 FT
19.7388°N / 156.0456°W
LOCATION · Kailua-Kona, US
N
WIND
120°8 kt
PHKO · 47 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/8
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 19
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.95"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 120°/8 kt. 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 PHKO 111353Z AUTO 12008KT 10SM CLR 26/19 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP140 T02610194 $

PHKO · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 120° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 29.95" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
120°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
17 HDG 170° H5 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 11,000'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
35 HDG 350° T5 kt X6 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,047 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
+1,353 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
2,100 1,550 1,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV47 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT15 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at PHNY (Lanai Airport, Lanai City, elev 1,308 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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,229 FT PHKO ELEV · 47 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,229 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-10)

15:53ZSUNRISE
22:30ZSOLAR NOON
05:08ZSUNSET
05:32ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:25Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 42m VFR NIGHT BEGINS05:32Z (15h 06m) DAY LENGTH13h 14m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE13:17Z MOONSET02:32Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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