// Station · 13m ago
KJOT
Joliet Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 060° / 9 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 25.9°C / 12.4°C
ALTIM 30.06 inHg
ELEV 582 FT
41.5178°N / 88.1755°W
LOCATION · Joliet, US
WIND
060°9 kt
KJOT · 582 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
060°/9
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
26 / 12
ALTIM
30.06"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 060°/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 KJOT 301915Z AUTO 06009KT 10SM CLR 26/12 A3006 RMK AO2 T02590124
KJOT · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 060° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 060° @ 9 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
060°9 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
04★
HDG 040°
H8 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 2,552'
13
HDG 130°
H3 kt
X8 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 89%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
31
HDG 310°
T3 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
—
22
HDG 220°
T8 kt
X3 kt LEFT
—
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 +12°C
1,900FT
+1,318 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV582 FT
OAT+26°C
ISA DELTA+12°C
PRESSURE ALT440 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KCSV
(Crossville Memorial Airport Whitson Field, Crossville, elev 1,881 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+19%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%
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)
10:23ZSUNRISE
17:51ZSOLAR NOON
01:19ZSUNSET
01:52ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:28Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 51m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:52Z (6h 24m)
DAY LENGTH14h 56m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99%
MOONRISE21:50Z
MOONSET12:46Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KLOT
VFR
Lewis University Airport · Chicago/Romeoville
- WIND
- 050° / 11 ktG17
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 6 NM NE
- AGE
- 43m ago
KC09
VFR
Morris Municipal Airport James R. Washburn field · Morris
- WIND
- 060° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 12 NM SW
- AGE
- 5m ago
KARR
VFR
Aurora Municipal Airport · Chicago/Aurora
- WIND
- 070° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM NW
- AGE
- 36m ago
KDPA
VFR
Dupage Airport · Chicago/West Chicago
- WIND
- 050° / 13 ktG19
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM N
- AGE
- 36m ago
KMDW
VFR
Chicago Midway International Airport · Chicago
- WIND
- 080° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 25 NM NE
- AGE
- 35m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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