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// Station · 36m ago

KRDD

Redding Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 20°C / 11.1°C
ALTIM 29.85 inHg
ELEV 505 FT
40.5090°N / 122.2930°W
LOCATION · Redding, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
KRDD · 505 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
20 / 11
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.85"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. 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 KRDD 111353Z 00000KT 10SM CLR 20/11 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP099 T02000111

KRDD · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 20°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1009.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
16 HDG 160° CALM 7,003'
34 HDG 340° CALM 7,003'
12 HDG 120° CALM 5,067'
30 HDG 300° CALM 5,067'
Pattern altitude: 1,505 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 +6°C

1,300FT
+795 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -700 FT
4,000 2,450 900
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV505 FT OAT+20°C ISA DELTA+6°C PRESSURE ALT573 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KO61 (Cameron Airpark, Cameron Park, elev 1,286 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+13%
-9%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+9%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-4%

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 · 10,606 FT KRDD ELEV · 505 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL10,606 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:49ZSUNRISE
20:15ZSOLAR NOON
03:41ZSUNSET
04:14ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:29Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 12m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:14Z (13h 44m) DAY LENGTH14h 52m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE10:14Z MOONSET01:06Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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