// Station · 15m ago
K06C
Schaumburg Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 230° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 34.7°C / 21.4°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 801 FT
41.9893°N / 88.1012°W
LOCATION · Chicago/Schaumburg, US
WIND
230°7 kt
K06C · 801 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
230°/7
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
35 / 21
ALTIM
30.12"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 230°/7 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 142155Z AUTO 23007KT 10SM CLR 35/21 A3012 RMK AO2 T03470214
K06C · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 230° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 35°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 230° @ 7 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
230°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
29★
HDG 290°
H4 kt
X6 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 3,800'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
11
HDG 110°
T3 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
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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 +21°C
3,100FT
+2,299 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV801 FT
OAT+35°C
ISA DELTA+21°C
PRESSURE ALT597 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KGEV
(Ashe County Airport, Jefferson, elev 3,180 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+31%
-22%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+22%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%
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)
10:30ZSUNRISE
17:59ZSOLAR NOON
01:28ZSUNSET
02:01ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:10Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 18m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:01Z (3h 51m)
DAY LENGTH14h 57m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:36Z
MOONSET01:34Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KDPA
VFR
Dupage Airport · Chicago/West Chicago
- WIND
- 250° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 8 NM SW
- AGE
- 18m ago
KORD
VFR
Chicago O'Hare International Airport · Chicago
- WIND
- 250° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW060
- DIST
- 9 NM E
- AGE
- 19m ago
KPWK
VFR
Chicago Executive Airport · Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 12 NM NE
- AGE
- 18m ago
KMDW
VFR
Chicago Midway International Airport · Chicago
- WIND
- 190° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW250
- DIST
- 20 NM SE
- AGE
- 17m ago
KARR
VFR
Aurora Municipal Airport · Chicago/Aurora
- WIND
- 270° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 7.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 21 NM SW
- AGE
- 18m ago
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