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// Station · 18m ago

KORD

Chicago O'Hare International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 050° / 9 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING BKN at 25,000 ft
T/Td 25.6°C / 18.9°C
ALTIM 30.05 inHg
ELEV 680 FT
41.9786°N / 87.9048°W
LOCATION · Chicago, US
N
WIND
050°9 kt
KORD · 680 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/9
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN250
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW012 BKN250
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 19
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.05"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 25,000 ft. Moderate winds at 050°/9 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 1,200 ft, and broken 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KORD 111451Z 05009KT 10SM FEW012 BKN250 26/19 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP170 T02560189 51009 $

KORD · day 11 at 14:51 UTC · wind from 050° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 1,200 ft · broken layer at 25,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 050° @ 9 kt
8 USABLE · 8 AVOID · 6 CAUTION
N
WIND
050°9 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 8 usable
04L HDG 040° H9 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,500'
04R HDG 040° H9 kt X2 kt RIGHT 8,075'
09C HDG 090° H7 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 67%
09L HDG 090° H7 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 67%
09R HDG 090° H7 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 67%
10C HDG 100° H6 kt X7 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 78%
10L HDG 100° H6 kt X7 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 78%
10R HDG 100° H6 kt X7 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 78%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 8 ends
28C HDG 280° T6 kt X7 kt RIGHT
28R HDG 280° T6 kt X7 kt RIGHT
28L HDG 280° T6 kt X7 kt RIGHT
27C HDG 270° T7 kt X6 kt RIGHT
27R HDG 270° T7 kt X6 kt RIGHT
27L HDG 270° T7 kt X6 kt RIGHT
22R HDG 220° T9 kt X2 kt LEFT
22L HDG 220° T9 kt X2 kt LEFT
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 +12°C

1,900FT
+1,220 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT
2,500 1,750 1,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV680 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT547 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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,609 FT FEW012 BKN250 · CEILING KORD ELEV · 680 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
BKN250
Broken · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
FEW012
Few · base 1,200 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING25,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL13,609 ft VFR MARGIN+22,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:27ZSUNRISE
17:58ZSOLAR NOON
01:29ZSUNSET
02:02ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 19m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:02Z (10h 52m) DAY LENGTH15h 01m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:53Z MOONSET22:54Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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