// Station · 8m ago
KRCX
Rusk County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 250° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31.5°C / 19.8°C
ALTIM 30.13 inHg
ELEV 1,238 FT
45.4968°N / 91.0005°W
LOCATION · Ladysmith, US
WIND
250°8 kt
KRCX · 1,238 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
250°/8
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
32 / 20
ALTIM
30.13"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 250°/8 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 KRCX 142255Z AUTO 25008KT 10SM CLR 32/20 A3013 RMK AO2 T03150198
KRCX · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 250° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 30.13" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 250° @ 8 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
250°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
19★
HDG 190°
H4 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 3,199'
32
HDG 320°
H3 kt
X8 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
14
HDG 140°
T3 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
—
01
HDG 010°
T4 kt
X7 kt LEFT
—
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 +19°C
3,200FT
+1,962 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,238 FT
OAT+32°C
ISA DELTA+19°C
PRESSURE ALT1,026 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KRAP
(Rapid City Regional Airport, Rapid City, elev 3,204 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+32%
-22%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+22%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+13%
-10%
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)
10:29ZSUNRISE
18:10ZSOLAR NOON
01:51ZSUNSET
02:28ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:03Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 48m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:28Z (3h 24m)
DAY LENGTH15h 21m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:38Z
MOONSET02:00Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KPBH
VFR
Price County Airport · Phillips
- WIND
- 240° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM NE
- AGE
- 8m ago
KY23
VFR
Chetek Municipal Southworth Airport · Chetek
- WIND
- 230° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM SW
- AGE
- 28m ago
KRPD
VFR
Rice Lake Regional Airport - Carl's Field · Rice Lake
- WIND
- 220° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM W
- AGE
- 8m ago
KHYR
VFR
→
MVFR
09Z
Sawyer County Airport · Hayward
- WIND
- 240° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 37 NM NW
- AGE
- 10m ago
KMDZ
VFR
Taylor County Airport · Medford
- WIND
- 250° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 38 NM SE
- AGE
- 8m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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