// Station · 14m ago

KRCX

Rusk County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 010° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 7,000 ft

T/Td 14°C / 10.9°C

ALTIM 29.68 inHg

ELEV 1,238 FT

45.4968°N / 91.0005°W

LOCATION · Ladysmith, US

WIND

010°5 kt

KRCX · 1,238 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 02Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

010°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC070

LAYERS

SCT060 OVC070

T / Td

14 / 11

ALTIM

29.68"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 7,000 ft. Light winds at 010°/5 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 6,000 ft, and overcast at 7,000 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 KRCX 130215Z AUTO 01005KT 10SM SCT060 OVC070 14/11 A2968 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E T01400109

KRCX · day 13 at 02:15 UTC · wind from 010° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 6,000 ft · overcast at 7,000 ft · temp 14°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 29.68" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 010° @ 5 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

010°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

01★ HDG 010° H5 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 3,199'

32 HDG 320° H3 kt X4 kt RIGHT 4,001'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

14 HDG 140° T3 kt X4 kt LEFT —

19 HDG 190° T5 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 2,238 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 +2°C

1,700FT

+462 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV1,238 FT OAT+14°C ISA DELTA+2°C PRESSURE ALT1,474 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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC070

Overcast · base 7,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

SCT060

Scattered · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING7,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER7,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL8,309 ft VFR MARGIN+4,000 ft

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

12:17ZSUNRISE

17:51ZSOLAR NOON

23:25ZSUNSET

23:55ZCIVIL END

CURRENT02:29Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:55Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 08m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE13:41Z MOONSET00:49Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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