// Station · 27m ago
KRDG
Reading Regional Airport (Carl A Spaatz Field)
CAT VFR
WIND 080° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27.8°C / 21.1°C
ALTIM 29.95 inHg
ELEV 344 FT
40.3785°N / 75.9652°W
LOCATION · Reading, US
WIND
080°4 kt
KRDG · 344 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
080°/4
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
28 / 21
ALTIM
29.95"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 080°/4 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 KRDG 111554Z 08004KT 10SM CLR 28/21 A2995 RMK AO2 SLP145 T02780211
KRDG · day 11 at 15:54 UTC · wind from 080° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.95" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.5 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 080° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
080°4 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
13
HDG 130°
—CALM
——
6,350'
31
HDG 310°
—CALM
——
6,350'
18
HDG 180°
—CALM
——
5,151'
36
HDG 360°
—CALM
——
5,151'
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 +13°C
1,900FT
+1,556 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV344 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+13°C
PRESSURE ALT312 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KN38
(Grand Canyon Regional Airport, Wellsboro, elev 1,892 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+19%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%
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)
09:44ZSUNRISE
17:10ZSOLAR NOON
00:36ZSUNSET
01:08ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:21Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 14m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:08Z (8h 47m)
DAY LENGTH14h 51m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE07:12Z
MOONSET22:04Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KPTW
MVFR
Heritage Field · Pottstown
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN027
- DIST
- 20 NM SE
- AGE
- 27m ago
KLNS
VFR
Lancaster Airport · Lancaster
- WIND
- 100° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW021
- DIST
- 22 NM SW
- AGE
- 28m ago
KMQS
VFR
Chester County G O Carlson Airport · Coatesville
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN260
- DIST
- 24 NM S
- AGE
- 6m ago
KXLL
MVFR
Allentown Queen City Municipal Airport · Allentown
- WIND
- 050° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN022
- DIST
- 25 NM NE
- AGE
- 6m ago
KUKT
VFR
Quakertown Airport · Quakertown
- WIND
- 030° / 7 ktG12
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM E
- AGE
- 6m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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