// 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
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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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
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
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
// 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
KDPA
VFR
Dupage Airport · Chicago/West Chicago
- WIND
- 050° / 13 ktG19
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 8 NM SW
- AGE
- 34m ago
KORD
VFR
Chicago O'Hare International Airport · Chicago
- WIND
- 050° / 11 ktG18
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 9 NM E
- AGE
- 35m ago
KPWK
VFR
Chicago Executive Airport · Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling
- WIND
- 060° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 12 NM NE
- AGE
- 34m ago
KMDW
VFR
Chicago Midway International Airport · Chicago
- WIND
- 080° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 20 NM SE
- AGE
- 33m ago
KARR
VFR
Aurora Municipal Airport · Chicago/Aurora
- WIND
- 070° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 21 NM SW
- AGE
- 34m ago
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