KHEG METAR Herlong Airport

Jacksonville, FloridaElevation 87 ftSmall airport

CURRENT STATUS

MVFR11 min old

Ceiling 2,000 ft, visibility 7 SM, gusts to 20 kt.

FLIGHT CATEGORY

MVFR

ceiling & visibility

WIND

020@9

gust 20 kt

VISIBILITY

7 SM

11.3 km

CEILING

2,000 ft

lowest BKN/OVC

DENSITY ALT

401 ft

+314 ft vs field

CURRENT METAR

Decoded observation

Observed 0935Z (5:35 AM local) · 11 min old

KHEG is currently MVFR. Winds are from the north at 9 knots gusting 20. Visibility is 7 statute miles. The ceiling is 2,000 feet AGL. The main issue is ceiling 2000 ft agl (mvfr).

WIND

20° at 9 kt, gust 20

Gusts 11 kt above the steady wind.

VISIBILITY

7 statute miles

11.3 km, good.

CEILING & SKY

Ceiling 2,000 ft

Lowest broken or overcast layer.

TEMP / DEWPOINT

20°C / 17°C

68°F / 63°F. 3°C spread.

ALTIMETER

30.22 inHg

1023.4 hPa, above standard.

WEATHER & HAZARDS

LOW CIG, GUST

Ceiling 2000 ft AGL (MVFR).

Codes in this report: AUTO OVC RMK AO2

Hover or tap any group for a plain-English explanation.

REMARKS: DECODED

AO2

automated station with a precipitation discriminator (can tell rain from snow)

TSNO

thunderstorm/lightning sensor not operating

SUGGESTED RISK · TRAINING USE

Suggested risk level: High

›Conditions are MVFR.

›Wind gusting to 20 kt (gust spread 11 kt).

›Large gust spread: 9 kt gusting 20 kt.

›No TAF available for this airport.

A suggested risk level for training and situational awareness only, not a go/no-go authority. Verify with official sources and apply your personal minimums.

FORECAST & PILOT NOTES · SUPPLEMENTAL

Extended forecast and pilot notes

Current aviation conditions show flight category MVFR, wind from 20° at 9 kt, gusting 20 kt, visibility 7 SM, ceiling 2,000 ft. Forecast suggests sunday partly sunny then slight chance rain showers, high near 74F, low near 64F, 24% chance of precipitation. Key risks: strong winds in the forecast; thunderstorms in the forecast.

PILOT WEATHER NOTES

Strong winds in the forecastWeather.gov

Sunday: winds up to 28 kt. Re-check crosswind components closer to departure.

Thunderstorms in the forecastWeather.gov

Thursday: Chance Showers And Thunderstorms. Watch for developing convection and plan alternates.

Day	Conditions	Temp F	Wind	Gusts	Precip	Pilot note
Sunday	Partly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers	74/64	N 17 kt	28 kt	24%	Strong winds in the forecast
Monday	Mostly Sunny	77/60	NE 14 kt	20 kt	11%
Tuesday	Mostly Sunny	79/61	NE 12 kt	–	12%
Wednesday	Mostly Sunny	79/66	NE 14 kt	–	23%
Thursday	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	77/65	NE 16 kt	–	39%	Thunderstorms in the forecast
Friday	Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers	78/64	NE 15 kt	–	15%
Saturday	Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers	79	NE 14 kt	–	17%

Source: National Weather Service (office JAX). Forecast issued 0945Z.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA/NWS MRMS composite reflectivity. For situational awareness only, not a substitute for an official weather briefing.

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RUNWAYS & WIND

2 runways · crosswind ranking

ON-FIELD METAR

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Calm

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65 kt

75 kt

100 kt

105 kt

Half feather = 5 kt, full = 10 kt, filled pennant = 50 kt; add them up. The staff points the direction the wind blows from.

WIND USED

020° at 9 kt, gust 20

Components computed from the current on-field METAR wind.

RECOMMENDED

RWY 076 kt headwind · 6 kt crosswind

RUNWAYS BY WIND · best end

HEAD

6 kt

CROSS

6 kt L

BEST

HEAD

0 kt

CROSS

9 kt L

X-WIND

HEAD

0 kt

CROSS

9 kt R

X-WIND

HEAD

6 kt tail

CROSS

6 kt R

Components are estimates from the current METAR wind and runway heading. Verify with the Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

RUNWAYS

Runway detail & declared distances

2 runways · longest 4,001 ft

11/29

Dimensions

3,500 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (good)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 11110°T

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 29290°T

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

07/25

Dimensions

4,001 x 100 ft

Surface

Asphalt (fair)

Edge lights

MED

RWY 0765°T

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

RWY 25245°T

VGSIPAPI (P2L)

Traffic patternLeft

Runway data from the FAA NASR dataset (effective 2026-06-11). Verify with the current Chart Supplement and NOTAMs.

FIELD CONDITIONS

Performance & density altitude

Density altitude

401 ft

Pressure altitude

-213 ft

Field elevation

87 ft MSL

Temperature

20°C (68°F)

Dewpoint

17°C (63°F)

Altimeter

30.22 inHg

Density altitude estimates how the aircraft performs versus standard atmosphere. Higher density altitude reduces climb performance and increases takeoff distance.

DAYLIGHT & NIGHT

Sun & logging windows

Sunset

2247Z 6:47 PM

Sunrise

1136Z 7:36 AM

Loggable night

2311Z (7:11 PM local) → 1111Z (7:11 AM local)

end of evening to start of morning civil twilight

Position lights required

2247Z (6:47 PM local) → 1136Z (7:36 AM local)

sunset to sunrise (91.209)

Night passenger currency

2347Z (7:47 PM local) → 1036Z (6:36 AM local)

1 hr after sunset to 1 hr before sunrise (61.57(b))

FAA definitions, shown in Zulu with airport-local time. Verify for your operation.

AIRPORT INFORMATION

Facility & services

Herlong Airport is in Jacksonville, Florida. Field elevation 87 ft MSL. Airport facts are drawn from OurAirports and the FAA NASR dataset.

OPERATIONS & CONTACT

OwnershipPublicly owned

UseOpen to the public

TypeSmall airport

ManagerROLF RIECHMANN

Manager phone904-783-2805

AttendedALL SAT-SUN, 0700–1700

CHARTS & AIRSPACE

ICAO / IATAKHEG

SectionalJACKSONVILLE

Center (ARTCC)JACKSONVILLE

Flight service (AFSS)GAINESVILLE

RegionFlorida

CountryUnited States

Coordinates30.2778, -81.8059

Distance from city8 NM SW

SERVICES & LIGHTING

Fuel100LL · Jet A

Control towerNon-towered

Field lightingSee remarks

BeaconSunset to sunrise · White-green (lighted land airport)

CTAF123.000

UNICOM123.000

FREQUENCIES

Communications

124.4

JACKSONVILLE APP/DEP

A/D

119.275

AWOS 3

AWOS

123

CTAF/UNICOM

UNIC

123.000

CTAF

123.000

UNICOM

Not all tower/ground/approach frequencies are in our datasets. Verify with the FAA Chart Supplement.

AIRCRAFT ACTIVITY

KHEG traffic patterns

2026-06-12 to 2026-10-23, 61 days observed · data 2026-10-23

Medium confidence

TRAFFIC VOLUME (30-DAY)

AVG LANDINGS/DAY

10.6

AVG OPS/DAY

15.9

Operations trend (9 days)

Busiest day: Thu · Busiest month: Jul

FLEET MIX

Piston single 82%Helicopter 8%Unknown 7%Twin 2%

Mostly small piston aircraft.

TOP AIRCRAFT TYPES

›C172 (Piston single) · ~230 landings/mo

›P28A (Piston single) · ~34 landings/mo

›G2CA (Helicopter) · ~15 landings/mo

›C152 (Piston single) · ~9 landings/mo

›C150 (Piston single) · ~7 landings/mo

LIKELY BASED AIRCRAFT

Low-confidence estimate

Aircraft likely based near this airport (estimate), mostly single-engine piston aircraft.

›C172 (Piston single)

›P28A (Piston single)

›C152 (Piston single)

›C177 (Piston single)

›C150 (Piston single)

This is an estimate based on repeated flight patterns, not registration data. Do not rely on it to identify specific aircraft or owners.

Data limitations (4)

›ADS-B coverage is incomplete; counts are an observed lower bound, not official totals.

›Some aircraft do not transmit usable ADS-B and are not counted.

›Aircraft types and based estimates are inferred and may be wrong.

›This is not official ATC, FAA, or airport data.

NEARBY AIRPORTS

Weather reference stations

Current flight category at nearby reporting stations.

KVQQ Cecil Airport

5 NM SW

MVFR

KNEN Whitehouse Naval Outlying Field

6 NM NW

MVFR

KNIP Jacksonville Naval Air Station (Towers Field)

7 NM E

MVFR

KJAX Jacksonville International Airport

14 NM NE

MVFR

KCRG Jacksonville Executive at Craig Airport

16 NM E

VFR

KNRB Naval Station Mayport / Admiral David L McDonald Field

21 NM E

UNKNOWN

AIRPORT REMARKS

Operational remarks

›904-741-2040.

›VFR OPERATIONS ONLY.

›ACTVT MIRL RWY 07/25 & 11/29 - CTAF.

›24-HOUR PPR FOR ACFT EQUIPPED WITH WEATHER MODIFICATION OR GEOENGINEERING EQPT 904-741-2020.

›FOR CD IF UNA VIA GCO CTC JACKSONVILLE ARTCC AT 904-741-0284.

›FBO (904) 783-2805.

›ULTRALIGHT & GLIDER ACTIVITY ON & INVOF ARPT.

›GCO AVBL ON FREQ 121.725 THRU JACKSONVILLE ARTCC CD AND GAINESVILLE FSS.

OFFICIAL LINKS & SOURCES

↗Search NOTAMs (official FAA NOTAM Search)

↗Official airport website

↗Wikipedia

↗KHEG on OurAirports

FREQUENTLY ASKED

Does KHEG have a METAR?

Yes. KHEG has a current METAR observation, decoded into plain English on this page.

Does KHEG have a TAF?

When KHEG issues a TAF, its decoded forecast timeline loads live on this page; otherwise use the nearest TAF-issuing field as a planning reference.

What is the field elevation at KHEG?

KHEG sits at 87 ft MSL, which factors into the density-altitude estimate on this page.

Is this an official preflight weather briefing for KHEG?

No. wxdecoder.com is for education and situational awareness only. It is not an official weather briefing or a substitute for official sources, NOTAM review, and pilot judgment.

This app is for aviation weather education, training, and situational awareness only. It is not a substitute for an official weather briefing, approved flight-planning software, flight service, dispatch procedures, current FAA regulations, or pilot judgment. Always verify weather with official sources before flight.