// Station · 6m ago
KRCZ
Richmond County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 110° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27°C / 19.6°C
ALTIM 30.10 inHg
ELEV 358 FT
34.8913°N / 79.7596°W
LOCATION · Rockingham, US
WIND
110°3 kt
KRCZ · 358 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 00Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
110°/3
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
27 / 20
ALTIM
30.10"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 110°/3 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 KRCZ 150055Z AUTO 11003KT 10SM CLR 27/20 A3010 RMK AO2 T02700196
KRCZ · day 15 at 00:55 UTC · wind from 110° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 110° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
110°3 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
14
HDG 140°
—CALM
——
5,001'
32
HDG 320°
—CALM
——
5,001'
04
HDG 040°
—CALM
——
3,009'
22
HDG 220°
—CALM
——
3,009'
Pattern altitude: 1,358 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 +12°C
1,700FT
+1,342 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +600 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV358 FT
OAT+27°C
ISA DELTA+12°C
PRESSURE ALT175 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KRHP
(Western Carolina Regional Airport, Andrews, elev 1,697 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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
10:17ZSUNRISE
17:25ZSOLAR NOON
00:34ZSUNSET
01:03ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:01Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:03Z (2m)
DAY LENGTH14h 17m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:29Z
MOONSET00:47Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KCQW
VFR
Cheraw Municipal Airport/Lynch Bellinger Field · Cheraw
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 14 NM SW
- AGE
- 6m ago
KHFF
VFR
Mackall Army Air Field · Hoffman
- WIND
- 090° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 16 NM NE
- AGE
- 1h 6m ago
KBBP
LIFR
Marlboro County Jetport - H E Avent Field Airport · Bennettsville
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 0.25 SM
- CEILING
- —
- DIST
- 16 NM S
- AGE
- 6m ago
KAFP
VFR
Anson County Airport - Jeff Cloud Field · Wadesboro
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 17 NM NW
- AGE
- 6m ago
KMEB
VFR
Laurinburg Maxton Airport · Maxton
- WIND
- 060° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM E
- AGE
- 9m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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