// Station · 26m ago
YHID
Horn Island Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 120° / 11 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 24°C / 21°C
ALTIM 30.00 inHg
ELEV 43 FT
10.5856°S / 142.2928°E
LOCATION · Horn, AU
WIND
120°11 kt
YHID · 43 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/11
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
24 / 21
ALTIM
30.00"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 120°/11 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR YHID 111400Z AUTO 12011KT 9999 // NCD 24/21 Q1016
YHID · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 120° at 11 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 120° @ 11 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
120°11 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
14★
HDG 140°
H10 kt
X4 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 4,052'
08
HDG 080°
H8 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 64%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
26
HDG 260°
T8 kt
X7 kt LEFT
—
32
HDG 320°
T10 kt
X4 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 +9°C
1,000FT
+957 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV43 FT
OAT+24°C
ISA DELTA+9°C
PRESSURE ALT-39 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at YBCV
(Charleville Airport, Charleville, elev 1,003 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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+9)
20:51ZSUNRISE
02:37ZSOLAR NOON
08:23ZSUNSET
08:46ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:26Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS08:46Z (past)
DAY LENGTH11h 32m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE18:15Z
MOONSET05:47Z
FULL MOON IN18 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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