// Station · 33m ago

KORD

Chicago O'Hare International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 040° / 8 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 25,000 ft

T/Td 24.4°C / 20°C

ALTIM 30.04 inHg

ELEV 680 FT

41.9786°N / 87.9048°W

LOCATION · Chicago, US

WIND

040°8 kt

KORD · 680 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

040°/8

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN250

LAYERS

FEW012 FEW065 BKN250

T / Td

24 / 20

ALTIM

30.04"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 25,000 ft. Moderate winds at 040°/8 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 1,200 ft, a few at 6,500 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 111351Z 04008KT 020V080 10SM FEW012 FEW065 BKN250 24/20 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP169 T02440200 $

KORD · day 11 at 13:51 UTC · wind from 040° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 1,200 ft · a few clouds at 6,500 ft · broken layer at 25,000 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 8 kt

8 USABLE · 8 AVOID · 6 CAUTION

WIND

040°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 8 usable

04L★ HDG 040° H8 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 7,500'

04R HDG 040° H8 kt X0 kt — 8,075'

09C HDG 090° H5 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 75%

09L HDG 090° H5 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 75%

09R HDG 090° H5 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 75%

10C HDG 100° H4 kt X7 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 88%

10L HDG 100° H4 kt X7 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 88%

10R HDG 100° H4 kt X7 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 88%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 8 ends

28C HDG 280° T4 kt X7 kt RIGHT —

28R HDG 280° T4 kt X7 kt RIGHT —

28L HDG 280° T4 kt X7 kt RIGHT —

27C HDG 270° T5 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

27R HDG 270° T5 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

27L HDG 270° T5 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

22R HDG 220° T8 kt X0 kt — —

22L HDG 220° T8 kt X0 kt — —

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 +11°C

1,800FT

+1,120 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV680 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT556 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KLNL (Kings Land O' Lakes Airport, Land O' Lakes, elev 1,704 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+18%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN250

Broken · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW065

Few · base 6,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW012

Few · base 1,200 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING25,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,003 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

CURRENT14:24Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 05m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:02Z (11h 38m) DAY LENGTH15h 01m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:51Z MOONSET22:53Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

KPWK

MVFR

Chicago Executive Airport · Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling

WIND: 050° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN013
DIST: 8 NM N
AGE: 8m ago

K06C

VFR

Schaumburg Regional Airport · Chicago/Schaumburg

WIND: 060° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 9 NM W
AGE: 9m ago

KMDW

VFR

Chicago Midway International Airport · Chicago

WIND: 070° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN250
DIST: 13 NM SE
AGE: 31m ago

KDPA

VFR

Dupage Airport · Chicago/West Chicago

WIND: 050° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 16 NM W
AGE: 32m ago

KLOT

VFR

Lewis University Airport · Chicago/Romeoville

WIND: 030° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW025
DIST: 24 NM S
AGE: 39m ago

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