// Station · 3m ago
KRAC
John H Batten Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 250° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 33.9°C / 18.9°C
ALTIM 30.10 inHg
ELEV 674 FT
42.7606°N / 87.8152°W
LOCATION · Racine, US
WIND
250°7 kt
KRAC · 674 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 23Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
250°/7
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
34 / 19
ALTIM
30.10"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 250°/7 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 142353Z AUTO 25007KT 10SM CLR 34/19 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP187 T03390189 10361 20333 58007
KRAC · day 14 at 23:53 UTC · wind from 250° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 34°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.7 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 250° @ 7 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
250°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
22★
HDG 220°
H6 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 6,574'
32
HDG 320°
H2 kt
X7 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
14
HDG 140°
T2 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
—
04
HDG 040°
T6 kt
X4 kt LEFT
—
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 +20°C
2,900FT
+2,226 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV674 FT
OAT+34°C
ISA DELTA+20°C
PRESSURE ALT491 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K2G4
(Garrett County Airport, Accident, elev 2,933 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+29%
-20%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+20%
-13%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%
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)
10:26ZSUNRISE
17:58ZSOLAR NOON
01:29ZSUNSET
02:03ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:56Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 33m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:03Z (2h 07m)
DAY LENGTH15h 02m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:36Z
MOONSET01:39Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KENW
VFR
Kenosha Regional Airport · Kenosha
- WIND
- 250° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 11 NM SW
- AGE
- 3m ago
KMKE
VFR
General Mitchell International Airport · Milwaukee
- WIND
- 250° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW250
- DIST
- 12 NM N
- AGE
- 4m ago
KUGN
VFR
Waukegan National Airport · Chicago/Waukegan
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM S
- AGE
- 5m ago
KBUU
VFR
Burlington Municipal Airport · Burlington
- WIND
- 250° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM W
- AGE
- 21m ago
KMWC
VFR
Lawrence J Timmerman Airport · Milwaukee
- WIND
- 270° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM NW
- AGE
- 26m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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