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// Station · 12m ago

KRCR

Fulton County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 120° / 12 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 23°C / 6°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 790 FT
41.0656°N / 86.1817°W
LOCATION · Rochester, US
N
WIND
120°12 kt
KRCR · 790 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/12
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
23 / 6
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.09"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 120°/12 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KRCR 301915Z AUTO 12012KT 10SM CLR 23/06 A3009 RMK AO2

KRCR · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 120° at 12 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 23°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 12 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
120°12 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
11 HDG 110° H12 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,001'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
29 HDG 290° T12 kt X2 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,790 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 +9°C

1,700FT
+910 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT
2,700 1,450 200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV790 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT619 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K6L4 (Logan County Airport, Logan, elev 1,667 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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,406 FT KRCR ELEV · 790 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,406 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:17ZSUNRISE
17:43ZSOLAR NOON
01:10ZSUNSET
01:43ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:27Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 43m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:43Z (6h 16m) DAY LENGTH14h 53m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE21:43Z MOONSET12:36Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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