// Station · 7m ago
KDKB
DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 280° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30.9°C / 23.6°C
ALTIM 30.15 inHg
ELEV 914 FT
41.9363°N / 88.7041°W
LOCATION · DeKalb, US
WIND
280°3 kt
KDKB · 914 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 00Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
280°/3
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
31 / 24
ALTIM
30.15"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 280°/3 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 KDKB 150015Z AUTO 28003KT 10SM CLR 31/24 A3015 RMK AO2 T03090236
KDKB · day 15 at 00:15 UTC · wind from 280° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 280° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
280°3 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
02
HDG 020°
—CALM
——
7,026'
20
HDG 200°
—CALM
——
7,026'
09
HDG 090°
—CALM
——
4,201'
27
HDG 270°
—CALM
——
4,201'
Pattern altitude: 1,914 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 +17°C
2,800FT
+1,886 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV914 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+17°C
PRESSURE ALT681 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KBLF
(Mercer County Airport, Bluefield, elev 2,857 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+28%
-20%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+20%
-13%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+11%
-8%
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)
10:32ZSUNRISE
18:01ZSOLAR NOON
01:30ZSUNSET
02:03ZCIVIL END
CURRENT00:22Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 08m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:03Z (1h 41m)
DAY LENGTH14h 57m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:43Z
MOONSET01:41Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KARR
MVFR
Aurora Municipal Airport · Chicago/Aurora
- WIND
- 250° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 5.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 14 NM SE
- AGE
- 30m ago
KRPJ
VFR
Rochelle Municipal Airport - Koritz Field · Rochelle
- WIND
- 250° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 17 NM W
- AGE
- 7m ago
KDPA
VFR
Dupage Airport · Chicago/West Chicago
- WIND
- 250° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM E
- AGE
- 30m ago
KRFD
VFR
Chicago Rockford International Airport · Chicago/Rockford
- WIND
- 250° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM NW
- AGE
- 28m ago
K06C
VFR
Schaumburg Regional Airport · Chicago/Schaumburg
- WIND
- 250° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM E
- AGE
- 7m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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