// Station · 17m ago

PHLI

Lihue Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 040° / 15 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 23.9°C / 20.6°C

ALTIM 30.07 inHg

ELEV 153 FT

21.9744°N / 159.3372°W

LOCATION · Lihue, Kauai, US

WIND

040°15 kt

PHLI · 153 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

040°/15

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW019 FEW031

T / Td

24 / 21

ALTIM

30.07"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 040°/15 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 1,900 ft, and a few at 3,100 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 PHLI 111553Z AUTO 04015KT 10SM FEW019 FEW031 24/21 A3007 RMK AO2 RAE39 SLP180 P0000 T02390206 $

PHLI · day 11 at 15:53 UTC · wind from 040° at 15 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 1,900 ft · a few clouds at 3,100 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 15 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

040°15 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

03★ HDG 030° H15 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,500'

35 HDG 350° H10 kt X11 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 73%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

17 HDG 170° T10 kt X11 kt LEFT —

21 HDG 210° T15 kt X3 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,153 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

1,100FT

+947 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV153 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT-0 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

+11%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW031

Few · base 3,100 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW019

Few · base 1,900 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER3,100 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~23% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL12,224 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-11)

16:02ZSUNRISE

22:43ZSOLAR NOON

05:25ZSUNSET

05:50ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 15m VFR NIGHT BEGINS05:50Z (13h 40m) DAY LENGTH13h 23m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE13:30Z MOONSET02:53Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

PHBK

VFR

Barking Sands Airport · Kekaha

WIND: 100° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 25 NM W
AGE: 19m ago

PHHI

MVFR

Wheeler Army Airfield · Wahiawa

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN022
DIST: 78 NM E
AGE: 1h 15m ago

PHJR

VFR

Kalaeloa Airport · Kapolei

WIND: 050° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW038
DIST: 81 NM SE
AGE: 17m ago

PHNL

VFR

Daniel K. Inouye International Airport · Honolulu, Oahu

WIND: 040° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW022
DIST: 88 NM SE
AGE: 17m ago

PHNG

MVFR

Kaneohe Bay MCAS (Marion E. Carl Field) Airport · Kaneohe

WIND: 080° / 9 ktG15
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: BKN025
DIST: 93 NM E
AGE: 13m ago

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