// Station · 11m ago
KF46
Rockwall Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 220° / 12 kt G18
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31.3°C / 20.5°C
ALTIM 29.90 inHg
ELEV 574 FT
32.9306°N / 96.4355°W
LOCATION · Rockwall, US
WIND
220°12 kt
KF46 · 574 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
220°/12G18
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
31 / 21
ALTIM
29.90"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 220°/12 kt, gusting 18. 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 KF46 301915Z AUTO 22012G18KT 10SM CLR 31/21 A2990 RMK AO2 T03130205
KF46 · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 220° at 12 kt, gusts to 18 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.90" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 220° @ 12 ktG18
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
220°12G18 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
17★
HDG 170°
H8 kt
X9 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 3,373'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
35
HDG 350°
T8 kt
X9 kt LEFT
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Pattern altitude: 1,574 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
2,700FT
+2,126 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV574 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+17°C
PRESSURE ALT592 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KE41
(Reagan County Airport, Big Lake, elev 2,706 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+27%
-19%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+19%
-12%
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)
11:20ZSUNRISE
18:24ZSOLAR NOON
01:29ZSUNSET
01:57ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:26Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 02m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:57Z (6h 30m)
DAY LENGTH14h 08m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99%
MOONRISE22:46Z
MOONSET12:55Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KTRL
VFR
Terrell Municipal Airport · Terrell
- WIND
- 180° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 16 NM SE
- AGE
- 33m ago
KTKI
VFR
McKinney National Airport · Dallas
- WIND
- 180° / 15 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 17 NM NW
- AGE
- 33m ago
KADS
VFR
Addison Airport · Dallas
- WIND
- 190° / 10 ktG18
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM W
- AGE
- 34m ago
KGVT
VFR
Majors Airport · Greenville
- WIND
- 210° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM NE
- AGE
- 16m ago
KDAL
VFR
Dallas Love Field · Dallas
- WIND
- 190° / 10 ktG20
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 21 NM W
- AGE
- 33m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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