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// Station · 11m ago

K06C

Schaumburg Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 060° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 21.8°C / 5.3°C
ALTIM 30.10 inHg
ELEV 801 FT
41.9893°N / 88.1012°W
LOCATION · Chicago/Schaumburg, US
N
WIND
060°6 kt
K06C · 801 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
060°/6
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
22 / 5
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.10"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 060°/6 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR K06C 301915Z AUTO 06006KT 10SM CLR 22/05 A3010 RMK AO2 T02180053

K06C · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 060° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint 5°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 060° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
060°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
11 HDG 110° H4 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,800'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
29 HDG 290° T4 kt X5 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,801 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 +8°C

1,600FT
+799 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -800 FT
2,900 1,650 400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV801 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT618 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KRHI (Rhinelander Oneida County Airport, Rhinelander, elev 1,624 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+16%
-11%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+11%
-7%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-5%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 11,811 FT K06C ELEV · 801 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL11,811 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:21ZSUNRISE
17:51ZSOLAR NOON
01:20ZSUNSET
01:54ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:26Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 54m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:54Z (6h 27m) DAY LENGTH14h 59m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE21:48Z MOONSET12:47Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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