// Station · 19m ago

PHTO

Hilo International Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 050° / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 1,900 ft

T/Td 23.9°C / 22.8°C

ALTIM 30.03 inHg

ELEV 38 FT

19.7214°N / 155.0454°W

LOCATION · Hilo, US

WIND

050°3 kt

PHTO · 38 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

050°/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN019

LAYERS

BKN019 BKN024 OVC035

T / Td

24 / 23

ALTIM

30.03"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 1,900 ft. Light winds at 050°/3 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 1,900 ft, broken at 2,400 ft, and overcast at 3,500 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR PHTO 111553Z AUTO 05003KT 10SM BKN019 BKN024 OVC035 24/23 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP166 T02390228 TSNO

PHTO · day 11 at 15:53 UTC · wind from 050° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 1,900 ft · broken layer at 2,400 ft · overcast at 3,500 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 050° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

050°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

08 HDG 080° —CALM —— 9,800'

26 HDG 260° —CALM —— 9,800'

03 HDG 030° —CALM —— 5,600'

21 HDG 210° —CALM —— 5,600'

Pattern altitude: 1,038 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

+962 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV38 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT-74 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at PHHI (Wheeler Army Airfield, Wahiawa, elev 837 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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC035

Overcast · base 3,500 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN024

Broken · base 2,400 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN019

Broken · base 1,900 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING1,900 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER3,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,109 ft VFR MARGIN-1,100 ft

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

15:49ZSUNRISE

22:26ZSOLAR NOON

05:04ZSUNSET

05:28ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 51m VFR NIGHT BEGINS05:28Z (13h 15m) DAY LENGTH13h 14m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE13:17Z MOONSET02:32Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

PHSF

VFR

Bradshaw Army Airfield · Waimea (Kamuela)

WIND: 030° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 29 NM W
AGE: 1h 17m ago

PHKO

VFR

Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport at Keāhole · Kailua-Kona

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 57 NM W
AGE: 19m ago

PHOG

VFR

Kahului International Airport · Kahului

WIND: 040° / 13 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW020
DIST: 105 NM NW
AGE: 18m ago

PHNY

VFR → MVFR 20Z

Lanai Airport · Lanai City

WIND: 050° / 12 ktG17
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW014
DIST: 125 NM NW
AGE: 16m ago

PHMK

VFR

Molokai Airport · Kaunakakai

WIND: 050° / 10 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT017
DIST: 144 NM NW
AGE: 18m ago

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