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// Station · 10m ago

KRDK

Red Oak Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 120° / 13 kt G18
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 26°C / 20°C
ALTIM 29.88 inHg
ELEV 1,045 FT
41.0105°N / 95.2599°W
LOCATION · Red Oak, US
N
WIND
120°13 kt
KRDK · 1,045 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/13G18
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW026
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 20
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.88"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 120°/13 kt, gusting 18. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 2,600 ft. 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 KRDK 302055Z AUTO 12013G18KT 10SM FEW026 26/20 A2988 RMK AO2

KRDK · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 120° at 13 kt, gusts to 18 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 2,600 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 13 ktG18
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
N
WIND
120°13G18 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable
14 HDG 140° H12 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 2,050'
17 HDG 170° H8 kt X10 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 56%
05 HDG 050° H4 kt X12 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 67%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends
23 HDG 230° T4 kt X12 kt LEFT
35 HDG 350° T8 kt X10 kt RIGHT
32 HDG 320° T12 kt X4 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 2,045 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

2,700FT
+1,655 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +700 FT
2,900 2,250 1,600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,045 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT1,084 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KOIN (Oberlin Municipal Airport, Oberlin, elev 2,703 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+27%
-19%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+19%
-12%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+11%
-8%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,176 FT FEW026 KRDK ELEV · 1,045 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW026
Few · base 2,600 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER2,600 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,176 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:53ZSUNRISE
18:20ZSOLAR NOON
01:46ZSUNSET
02:19ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 41m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:19Z (5h 14m) DAY LENGTH14h 52m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:23Z MOONSET13:16Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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