// Station · 8m ago
KRAC
John H Batten Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 020° / 13 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 13.3°C / 5°C
ALTIM 30.17 inHg
ELEV 674 FT
42.7606°N / 87.8152°W
LOCATION · Racine, US
WIND
020°13 kt
KRAC · 674 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
020°/13
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
13 / 5
ALTIM
30.17"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 020°/13 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KRAC 302053Z AUTO 02013KT 10SM CLR 13/05 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP218 T01330050 58004
KRAC · day 30 at 20:53 UTC · wind from 020° at 13 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 13°C / dewpoint 5°C · altimeter 30.17" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1021.8 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 020° @ 13 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
020°13 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
04★
HDG 040°
H12 kt
X4 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 6,574'
32
HDG 320°
H7 kt
X11 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 85%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
14
HDG 140°
T6 kt
X11 kt LEFT
—
22
HDG 220°
T12 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,674 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 -1°C
300FT
-374 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV674 FT
OAT+13°C
ISA DELTA-1°C
PRESSURE ALT420 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KOCQ
(J. Douglas Bake Memorial Airport, Oconto, elev 604 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+3%
-2%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+2%
-1%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+1%
-1%
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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:18ZSUNRISE
17:50ZSOLAR NOON
01:22ZSUNSET
01:56ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:01Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 20m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:56Z (4h 55m)
DAY LENGTH15h 04m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE21:47Z
MOONSET12:52Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KETB
VFR
West Bend Municipal Airport · West Bend
- WIND
- 110° / 5 ktG14
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 42 NM N
- AGE
- 6m ago
KORD
VFR
Chicago O'Hare International Airport · Chicago
- WIND
- 040° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 47 NM S
- AGE
- 10m ago
K06C
VFR
Schaumburg Regional Airport · Chicago/Schaumburg
- WIND
- 050° / 11 ktG15
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 48 NM S
- AGE
- 6m ago
KDPA
VFR
Dupage Airport · Chicago/West Chicago
- WIND
- 060° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 55 NM S
- AGE
- 9m ago
KJVL
VFR
Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport · Janesville
- WIND
- 090° / 13 ktG17
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN150
- DIST
- 55 NM W
- AGE
- 16m ago
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