// Station · 18m ago
KLOT
Lewis University Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 240° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29°C / 24°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 679 FT
41.6073°N / 88.0962°W
LOCATION · Chicago/Romeoville, US
WIND
240°5 kt
KLOT · 679 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 01Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
240°/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
29 / 24
ALTIM
30.12"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 240°/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 KLOT 150155Z AUTO 24005KT 10SM CLR 29/24 A3012 RMK AO2
KLOT · day 15 at 01:55 UTC · wind from 240° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 240° @ 5 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
240°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
27★
HDG 270°
H4 kt
X2 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 5,500'
20
HDG 200°
H4 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
6,500'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
02
HDG 020°
T4 kt
X3 kt LEFT
—
09
HDG 090°
T4 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,679 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 +15°C
2,300FT
+1,621 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV679 FT
OAT+29°C
ISA DELTA+15°C
PRESSURE ALT475 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KLWB
(Greenbrier Valley Airport, Lewisburg, elev 2,302 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+23%
-16%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+16%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%
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)
10:31ZSUNRISE
17:59ZSOLAR NOON
01:27ZSUNSET
02:00ZCIVIL END
CURRENT02:13Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:00Z (past)
DAY LENGTH14h 55m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:46Z
MOONSET01:41Z
FULL MOON IN14 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KJOT
VFR
Joliet Regional Airport · Joliet
- WIND
- 240° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 6 NM SW
- AGE
- 18m ago
KMDW
VFR
Chicago Midway International Airport · Chicago
- WIND
- 240° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW250
- DIST
- 19 NM NE
- AGE
- 20m ago
KDPA
VFR
Dupage Airport · Chicago/West Chicago
- WIND
- 240° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM N
- AGE
- 21m ago
KARR
MVFR
Aurora Municipal Airport · Chicago/Aurora
- WIND
- 240° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 5.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM NW
- AGE
- 21m ago
K06C
VFR
Schaumburg Regional Airport · Chicago/Schaumburg
- WIND
- 250° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM N
- AGE
- 18m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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