// Station · 13m ago

KPWK

Chicago Executive Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 080° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 23.9°C / 20°C

ALTIM 30.07 inHg

ELEV 647 FT

42.1142°N / 87.9015°W

LOCATION · Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling, US

WIND

080°6 kt

KPWK · 647 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

080°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT015 SCT100

T / Td

24 / 20

ALTIM

30.07"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 080°/6 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 1,500 ft, and scattered at 10,000 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 KPWK 111352Z 08006KT 10SM SCT015 SCT100 24/20 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP179 T02390200

KPWK · day 11 at 13:52 UTC · wind from 080° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 1,500 ft · scattered layer at 10,000 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 6 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

080°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

06★ HDG 060° H6 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,677'

12 HDG 120° H5 kt X4 kt LEFT 4,415'

16 HDG 160° H1 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

34 HDG 340° T1 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

30 HDG 300° T5 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

24 HDG 240° T6 kt X2 kt LEFT —

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 +10°C

1,700FT

+1,053 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV647 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT494 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

+17%

-12%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+12%

-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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT100

Scattered · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT015

Scattered · base 1,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL12,718 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:26ZSUNRISE

17:58ZSOLAR NOON

01:29ZSUNSET

02:03ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 23m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:03Z (11h 57m) DAY LENGTH15h 02m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:50Z MOONSET22:53Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KORD

VFR

Chicago O'Hare International Airport · Chicago

WIND: 040° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN250
DIST: 8 NM S
AGE: 14m ago

K06C

VFR

Schaumburg Regional Airport · Chicago/Schaumburg

WIND: 050° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 12 NM SW
AGE: 10m ago

KUGN

VFR

Waukegan National Airport · Chicago/Waukegan

WIND: 030° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 19 NM N
AGE: 14m ago

KDPA

VFR

Dupage Airport · Chicago/West Chicago

WIND: 050° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 20 NM SW
AGE: 13m ago

KMDW

VFR

Chicago Midway International Airport · Chicago

WIND: 070° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN250
DIST: 21 NM S
AGE: 12m ago

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