// Station · 7m ago
KORD
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 010° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 16.7°C / 11.1°C
ALTIM 29.97 inHg
ELEV 680 FT
41.9786°N / 87.9048°W
LOCATION · Chicago, US
WIND
010°5 kt
KORD · 680 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 08Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
010°/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW250
T / Td
17 / 11
ALTIM
29.97"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 010°/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 25,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KORD 270851Z 01005KT 10SM FEW250 17/11 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP145 T01670111 55000 $
KORD · day 27 at 08:51 UTC · wind from 010° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 25,000 ft · temp 17°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.5 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 010° @ 5 kt
11 USABLE · 5 AVOID
WIND
010°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
11 usable
04L★
HDG 040°
H4 kt
X2 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 7,500'
04R
HDG 040°
H4 kt
X2 kt LEFT
8,075'
09C
HDG 090°
H1 kt
X5 kt LEFT
11,245'
09L
HDG 090°
H1 kt
X5 kt LEFT
7,500'
09R
HDG 090°
H1 kt
X5 kt LEFT
11,260'
10C
HDG 100°
H0 kt
X5 kt LEFT
10,800'
28C
HDG 280°
H0 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
10,800'
10L
HDG 100°
H0 kt
X5 kt LEFT
13,000'
28R
HDG 280°
H0 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
13,000'
10R
HDG 100°
H0 kt
X5 kt LEFT
7,500'
28L
HDG 280°
H0 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
7,500'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
5 ends
27C
HDG 270°
T1 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
—
27R
HDG 270°
T1 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
—
27L
HDG 270°
T1 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
—
22R
HDG 220°
T4 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
—
22L
HDG 220°
T4 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,680 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 +3°C
1,000FT
+320 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV680 FT
OAT+17°C
ISA DELTA+3°C
PRESSURE ALT627 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KBMI
(Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal, Bloomington/Normal, elev 871 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+10%
-7%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+7%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+4%
-3%
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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:22ZSUNRISE
17:50ZSOLAR NOON
01:17ZSUNSET
01:50ZCIVIL END
CURRENT08:58Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 18m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:50Z (16h 52m)
DAY LENGTH14h 54m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82%
MOONRISE19:01Z
MOONSET09:56Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KPWK
VFR
Chicago Executive Airport · Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW070
- DIST
- 8 NM N
- AGE
- 6m ago
KMDW
VFR
Chicago Midway International Airport · Chicago
- WIND
- 330° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT250
- DIST
- 13 NM SE
- AGE
- 5m ago
KDPA
VFR
Dupage Airport · Chicago/West Chicago
- WIND
- 030° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 16 NM W
- AGE
- 6m ago
KGYY
VFR
Gary/Chicago International Airport · Gary
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 7.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 31 NM SE
- AGE
- 43m ago
KENW
VFR
Kenosha Regional Airport · Kenosha
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 37 NM N
- AGE
- 5m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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