// Station · 7m ago
KF46
Rockwall Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 150° / 9 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31.2°C / 20.1°C
ALTIM 30.03 inHg
ELEV 574 FT
32.9306°N / 96.4355°W
LOCATION · Rockwall, US
WIND
150°9 kt
KF46 · 574 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
150°/9
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
31 / 20
ALTIM
30.03"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 150°/9 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 KF46 142255Z AUTO 15009KT 10SM CLR 31/20 A3003 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N T03120201
KF46 · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 150° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 150° @ 9 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
150°9 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
17★
HDG 170°
H8 kt
X3 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 3,373'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
35
HDG 350°
T8 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
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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
2,500FT
+1,926 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV574 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+17°C
PRESSURE ALT462 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KSNK
(Winston Field, Snyder, elev 2,430 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+25%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-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)
11:28ZSUNRISE
18:32ZSOLAR NOON
01:36ZSUNSET
02:04ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:02Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 34m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:04Z (3h 02m)
DAY LENGTH14h 08m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE11:36Z
MOONSET01:44Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KHQZ
VFR
Mesquite Metro Airport · Mesquite
- WIND
- 160° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 12 NM SW
- AGE
- 12m ago
KTRL
VFR
Terrell Municipal Airport · Terrell
- WIND
- 160° / 13 ktG18
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 16 NM SE
- AGE
- 9m ago
KTKI
VFR
McKinney National Airport · Dallas
- WIND
- 140° / 7 ktG17
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW055
- DIST
- 17 NM NW
- AGE
- 9m ago
KADS
VFR
Addison Airport · Dallas
- WIND
- 150° / 7 ktG12
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW050
- DIST
- 20 NM W
- AGE
- 15m ago
KGVT
VFR
Majors Airport · Greenville
- WIND
- 180° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM NE
- AGE
- 32m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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