// Station · 1h 2m ago · STALE
KPWK
Chicago Executive Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 13.9°C / 11.7°C
ALTIM 29.99 inHg
ELEV 647 FT
42.1142°N / 87.9015°W
LOCATION · Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, US
WIND
000°0 kt
KPWK · 647 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW075
T / Td
14 / 12
ALTIM
29.99"
// Interpretation
VFR with winds calm. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 7,500 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KPWK 270952Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW075 14/12 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP151 T01390117
KPWK · day 27 at 09:52 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 7,500 ft · temp 14°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.99" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.1 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
6 ends
16
HDG 160°
—CALM
——
5,001'
34
HDG 340°
—CALM
——
5,001'
12
HDG 120°
—CALM
——
4,415'
30
HDG 300°
—CALM
——
4,415'
06
HDG 060°
—CALM
——
3,677'
24
HDG 240°
—CALM
——
3,677'
Pattern altitude: 1,647 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 +0°C
600FT
-47 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV647 FT
OAT+14°C
ISA DELTA+0°C
PRESSURE ALT573 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KSPI
(Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, Springfield, elev 598 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+6%
-4%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+4%
-3%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+2%
-2%
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
01:18ZSUNSET
01:51ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:54Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 23m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:51Z (14h 56m)
DAY LENGTH14h 55m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE19:05Z
MOONSET10:00Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KORD
VFR
Chicago O'Hare International Airport · Chicago
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT250
- DIST
- 8 NM S
- AGE
- 3m ago
KDPA
VFR
Dupage Airport · Chicago/West Chicago
- WIND
- 350° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM SW
- AGE
- 1h 2m ago
KMDW
VFR
Chicago Midway International Airport · Chicago
- WIND
- 360° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 21 NM S
- AGE
- 1h 1m ago
KENW
VFR
Kenosha Regional Airport · Kenosha
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM N
- AGE
- 1h 1m ago
KGYY
VFR
Gary/Chicago International Airport · Gary
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 37 NM SE
- AGE
- 4m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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