// Station · 45m ago
KLOT
Lewis University Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 040° / 15 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 23°C / 7°C
ALTIM 30.07 inHg
ELEV 679 FT
41.6073°N / 88.0962°W
LOCATION · Chicago/Romeoville, US
WIND
040°15 kt
KLOT · 679 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
040°/15
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
23 / 7
ALTIM
30.07"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 040°/15 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 302145Z 04015KT 10SM CLR 23/07 A3007
KLOT · day 30 at 21:45 UTC · wind from 040° at 15 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 23°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 040° @ 15 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
040°15 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
02★
HDG 020°
H14 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 6,500'
09
HDG 090°
H10 kt
X11 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 73%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
27
HDG 270°
T10 kt
X11 kt RIGHT
—
20
HDG 200°
T14 kt
X5 kt LEFT
—
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 +9°C
1,600FT
+921 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -800 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV679 FT
OAT+23°C
ISA DELTA+9°C
PRESSURE ALT526 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KRHI
(Rhinelander Oneida County Airport, Rhinelander, elev 1,624 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+16%
-11%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+11%
-7%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-5%
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
CURRENT22:30Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 48m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:52Z (3h 22m)
DAY LENGTH14h 56m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE21:55Z
MOONSET12:52Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KJOT
VFR
Joliet Regional Airport · Joliet
- WIND
- 060° / 11 ktG15
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 6 NM SW
- AGE
- 15m ago
KC09
VFR
Morris Municipal Airport James R. Washburn field · Morris
- WIND
- 070° / 10 ktG18
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM SW
- AGE
- 6m ago
KMDW
VFR
Chicago Midway International Airport · Chicago
- WIND
- 030° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 19 NM NE
- AGE
- 37m ago
KDPA
VFR
Dupage Airport · Chicago/West Chicago
- WIND
- 060° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM N
- AGE
- 38m ago
KARR
VFR
Aurora Municipal Airport · Chicago/Aurora
- WIND
- 060° / 15 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM NW
- AGE
- 38m ago
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