// Station · 59m ago

KRDR

Grand Forks Air Force Base

CAT VFR

WIND 020° / 8 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 12.8°C / 8.9°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

WX VCTS

ELEV 913 FT

47.9611°N / 97.4012°W

LOCATION · Grand Forks, US

WIND

020°8 kt

KRDR · 913 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 10Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

020°/8

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

13 / 9

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 020°/8 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Reported weather: VCTS. 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 KRDR 271055Z AUTO 02008KT 10SM VCTS CLR 13/09 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP150 T01280089 $

KRDR · day 27 at 10:55 UTC · wind from 020° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 13°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · weather: VCTS · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 020° @ 8 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

020°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

35★ HDG 350° H7 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 12,350'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

17 HDG 170° T7 kt X4 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,913 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 +0°C

800FT

-113 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV913 FT OAT+13°C ISA DELTA+0°C PRESSURE ALT860 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KGFK (Grand Forks International Airport, Grand Forks, elev 845 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+8%

-6%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+6%

-4%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+3%

-2%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL7,378 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:39ZSUNRISE

18:28ZSOLAR NOON

02:16ZSUNSET

02:55ZCIVIL END

CURRENT11:54Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 22m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:55Z (15h 01m) DAY LENGTH15h 37m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE19:24Z MOONSET11:01Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KGFK

VFR

Grand Forks International Airport · Grand Forks

WIND: 080° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN250
DIST: 9 NM E
AGE: 1h 1m ago

KTVF

VFR

Thief River Falls Regional Airport · Thief River Falls

WIND: 070° / 12 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 49 NM E
AGE: 58m ago

KDVL

VFR

Devils Lake Regional Airport · Devils Lake

WIND: 080° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN090
DIST: 61 NM W
AGE: 58m ago

KFAR

VFR

Hector International Airport · Fargo

WIND: 080° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 67 NM S
AGE: 1h 1m ago

KJMS

VFR

Jamestown Regional Airport · Jamestown

WIND: 160° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN120
DIST: 81 NM SW
AGE: 58m ago

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