// Station · 4m ago
KJOT
Joliet Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 210° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 33.8°C / 22.3°C
ALTIM 30.14 inHg
ELEV 582 FT
41.5178°N / 88.1755°W
LOCATION · Joliet, US
WIND
210°5 kt
KJOT · 582 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
210°/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
34 / 22
ALTIM
30.14"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 210°/5 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 KJOT 142115Z AUTO 21005KT 10SM CLR 34/22 A3014 RMK AO2 T03380223
KJOT · day 14 at 21:15 UTC · wind from 210° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 34°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.14" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 210° @ 5 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
210°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
22★
HDG 220°
H5 kt
X1 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 2,552'
13
HDG 130°
H1 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
2,821'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
31
HDG 310°
T1 kt
X5 kt LEFT
—
04
HDG 040°
T5 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,582 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 +20°C
2,700FT
+2,118 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV582 FT
OAT+34°C
ISA DELTA+20°C
PRESSURE ALT361 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KLNP
(Lonesome Pine Airport, Wise, elev 2,684 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)
10:32ZSUNRISE
17:59ZSOLAR NOON
01:27ZSUNSET
02:00ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:19Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 07m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:00Z (4h 40m)
DAY LENGTH14h 54m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:36Z
MOONSET01:31Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KLOT
VFR
Lewis University Airport · Chicago/Romeoville
- WIND
- VRB / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 6 NM NE
- AGE
- 34m ago
KARR
VFR
Aurora Municipal Airport · Chicago/Aurora
- WIND
- 260° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM NW
- AGE
- 27m ago
KDPA
VFR
Dupage Airport · Chicago/West Chicago
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM N
- AGE
- 27m ago
KMDW
VFR
Chicago Midway International Airport · Chicago
- WIND
- 240° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW250
- DIST
- 25 NM NE
- AGE
- 26m ago
K06C
VFR
Schaumburg Regional Airport · Chicago/Schaumburg
- WIND
- 200° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM N
- AGE
- 4m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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