// Station · 20m ago
YHID
Horn Island Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 130° / 8 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 26°C / 23°C
ALTIM 29.88 inHg
ELEV 43 FT
10.5856°S / 142.2928°E
LOCATION · Horn, AU
WIND
130°8 kt
YHID · 43 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
130°/8
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW016
T / Td
26 / 23
ALTIM
29.88"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 130°/8 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 1,600 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR YHID 270930Z AUTO 13008KT 9999 // FEW016 26/23 Q1012
YHID · day 27 at 09:30 UTC · wind from 130° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,600 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 130° @ 8 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
130°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
14★
HDG 140°
H8 kt
X1 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 4,052'
08
HDG 080°
H5 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 75%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
26
HDG 260°
T5 kt
X6 kt LEFT
—
32
HDG 320°
T8 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,043 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
+1,357 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV43 FT
OAT+26°C
ISA DELTA+11°C
PRESSURE ALT79 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at YBOK
(Oakey Army Aviation Centre, elev 1,335 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+9)
20:42ZSUNRISE
02:29ZSOLAR NOON
08:16ZSUNSET
08:38ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:50Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS08:38Z (past)
DAY LENGTH11h 34m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82%
MOONRISE05:23Z
MOONSET16:57Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations
No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of YHID.
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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