// Station · 19m ago

YBHM

Hamilton Island Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 030° / 3 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 22°C / 21°C

ALTIM 29.91 inHg

ELEV 15 FT

20.3581°S / 148.9520°E

LOCATION · Hamilton Island, AU

WIND

030°3 kt

YBHM · 15 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

030°/3

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW091

T / Td

22 / 21

ALTIM

29.91"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 030°/3 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 9,100 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 YBHM 270930Z AUTO 03003KT 9999 // FEW091 22/21 Q1013

YBHM · day 27 at 09:30 UTC · wind from 030° at 3 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 9,100 ft · temp 22°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 030° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

030°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

14 HDG 140° —CALM —— 5,591'

32 HDG 320° —CALM —— 5,591'

Pattern altitude: 1,015 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 +7°C

900FT

+885 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV15 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT21 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at YCMT (Clermont Airport, elev 908 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+9%

-6%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+6%

-4%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW091

Few · base 9,100 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER9,100 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL11,126 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

20:31ZSUNRISE

02:02ZSOLAR NOON

07:33ZSUNSET

07:57ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:49Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS07:57Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 01m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE05:12Z MOONSET16:14Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

YBTL

VFR

Townsville Airport / RAAF Base Townsville · Townsville

WIND: 070° / 7 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW009
DIST: 140 NM NW
AGE: 19m ago

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