// Station · 7m ago

KARR

Aurora Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 050° / 16 kt G23

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 23.3°C / 7.2°C

ALTIM 30.07 inHg

ELEV 712 FT

41.7719°N / 88.4757°W

LOCATION · Chicago/Aurora, US

WIND

050°16 kt

KARR · 712 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

050°/16G23

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

23 / 7

ALTIM

30.07"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 050°/16 kt, gusting 23. 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 KARR 302052Z 05016G23KT 10SM CLR 23/07 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP179 T02330072 55003

KARR · day 30 at 20:52 UTC · wind from 050° at 16 kt, gusts to 23 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 23°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 050° @ 16 ktG23

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

050°16G23 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

09★ HDG 090° H12 kt X10 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,501'

36 HDG 360° H10 kt X12 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 52%

33 HDG 330° H3 kt X16 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 70%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

15 HDG 150° T3 kt X16 kt LEFT —

18 HDG 180° T10 kt X12 kt LEFT —

27 HDG 270° T12 kt X10 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,712 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 +9°C

1,700FT

+988 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -900 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV712 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT559 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KLNL (Kings Land O' Lakes Airport, Land O' Lakes, elev 1,704 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+17%

-12%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+12%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,480 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:24ZSUNRISE

17:52ZSOLAR NOON

01:21ZSUNSET

01:55ZCIVIL END

CURRENT20:59Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 22m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:55Z (4h 55m) DAY LENGTH14h 57m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE21:53Z MOONSET12:51Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KDPA

VFR

Dupage Airport · Chicago/West Chicago

WIND: 060° / 12 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 13 NM NE
AGE: 7m ago

KDKB

VFR

DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport · DeKalb

WIND: 060° / 13 ktG19
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 14 NM NW
AGE: 4m ago

KLOT

VFR

Lewis University Airport · Chicago/Romeoville

WIND: 050° / 14 ktG19
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 20 NM SE
AGE: 14m ago

KJOT

VFR

Joliet Regional Airport · Joliet

WIND: 040° / 12 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 20 NM SE
AGE: 4m ago

KC09

VFR

Morris Municipal Airport James R. Washburn field · Morris

WIND: 060° / 9 ktG15
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 21 NM S
AGE: 16m ago

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