KHEY — Hanchey Ahp (Fort Rucker)
Fort Rucker, AL · field elevation 318 ft · ATCT
KHEY current weather Live
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KHEY 252255Z AUTO 02005KT 10SM BKN055 27/16 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP159 T02680161
- Wind
- from 020° at 5 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- ceiling 5,500 ft AGL
- Temperature
- 27 °C / dewpoint 16 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Density altitude
- 1,696 ft · pressure altitude 238 ft
- Observed
- 68 minutes ago
Learn: reading a METAR, the weather course
Wind on each runway
Wind 020° at 5 kt. Positive is a headwind.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | 5 kt head | 2 kt from the right |
| 17 | 5 kt tail | 2 kt from the left |
Calculator: crosswind components
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KHEY — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KHEY — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 31.35573, -85.65186
- Elevation
- 318 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1133Z / 2334Z
- Tower hours
- OPR 1130-0545Z++ OR TIL MISSION CMPLT, MON-FRI EXC HOL, OT CTC CAIRNS TWR.
- Magnetic variation
- 3°W (2010)
- Sectional
- New Orleans
- County
- Dale, AL
Everything else KHEY publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/35 | 476 | 50 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- Approach
- 125.4
Nearby airports
- KLOR Lowe Ahp (Fort Rucker)5 nm
- KOZR Cairns AAF (Fort Rucker)6 nm
- KSXS Shell Ahp10 nm
- KDHN Dothan Rgnl11 nm
- KEDN Enterprise Muni13 nm
- KBCR Tri-County31 nm
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KHEY airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Alabama airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.