// Station · 33m ago
KRDG
Reading Regional Airport (Carl A Spaatz Field)
CAT VFR
WIND 350° / 5 kt
VIS 8.0 SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 23.9°C / 20.6°C
ALTIM 29.96 inHg
ELEV 344 FT
40.3785°N / 75.9652°W
LOCATION · Reading, US
WIND
350°5 kt
KRDG · 344 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
350°/5
VIS
8.0 SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW110
T / Td
24 / 21
ALTIM
29.96"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 350°/5 kt. Visibility 8.0 SM and a few at 11,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KRDG 111354Z 35005KT 8SM FEW110 24/21 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP147 T02390206
KRDG · day 11 at 13:54 UTC · wind from 350° at 5 kt · visibility 8.0 SM · a few clouds at 11,000 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.7 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 350° @ 5 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
350°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
36★
HDG 360°
H5 kt
X1 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 5,151'
31
HDG 310°
H4 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
6,350'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
13
HDG 130°
T4 kt
X3 kt LEFT
—
18
HDG 180°
T5 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,344 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
1,400FT
+1,056 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -600 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV344 FT
OAT+24°C
ISA DELTA+9°C
PRESSURE ALT303 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KGKJ
(Port Meadville Airport, Meadville, elev 1,399 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+14%
-10%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+10%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
09:44ZSUNRISE
17:10ZSOLAR NOON
00:36ZSUNSET
01:08ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:27Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 09m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:08Z (10h 41m)
DAY LENGTH14h 51m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE07:08Z
MOONSET22:00Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KPTW
VFR
Heritage Field · Pottstown
- WIND
- 360° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM SE
- AGE
- 33m ago
KLNS
VFR
Lancaster Airport · Lancaster
- WIND
- 320° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT010
- DIST
- 22 NM SW
- AGE
- 34m ago
KMQS
VFR
Chester County G O Carlson Airport · Coatesville
- WIND
- 360° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC120
- DIST
- 24 NM S
- AGE
- 12m ago
KXLL
VFR
Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport · Allentown
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT050
- DIST
- 25 NM NE
- AGE
- 12m ago
KUKT
VFR
Quakertown Airport · Quakertown
- WIND
- 030° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM E
- AGE
- 12m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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