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// Station · 57m ago

PHKO

Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 24.4°C / 16.7°C
ALTIM 30.03 inHg
ELEV 47 FT
19.7388°N / 156.0456°W
LOCATION · Kailua-Kona, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
PHKO · 47 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 08Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW080
 
 
 
T / Td
24 / 17
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.03"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few 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 PHKO 270853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW080 24/17 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP167 T02440167 51009

PHKO · day 27 at 08:53 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 8,000 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.7 mb

// 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
17 HDG 170° CALM 11,000'
35 HDG 350° CALM 11,000'
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 +9°C

1,000FT
+953 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
1,900 1,250 600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV47 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT-65 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
+10%
-7%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+7%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+4%
-3%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,370 FT FEW080 PHKO ELEV · 47 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW080
Few · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER8,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL12,370 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

15:46ZSUNRISE
22:22ZSOLAR NOON
04:58ZSUNSET
05:22ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS05:22Z (past) DAY LENGTH13h 11m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE00:27Z MOONSET13:39Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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