// Station · 10m ago

KRDR

Grand Forks Air Force Base

CAT VFR

WIND 200° / 9 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 25.4°C / 21.5°C

ALTIM 29.90 inHg

ELEV 913 FT

47.9611°N / 97.4012°W

LOCATION · Grand Forks, US

WIND

200°9 kt

KRDR · 913 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

200°/9

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW008

T / Td

25 / 22

ALTIM

29.90"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 200°/9 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 800 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 KRDR 111355Z AUTO 20009KT 10SM FEW008 25/22 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP125 T02540215 $

KRDR · day 11 at 13:55 UTC · wind from 200° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 800 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.90" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1012.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 200° @ 9 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

200°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

17★ HDG 170° H8 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 12,350'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

35 HDG 350° T8 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 +12°C

2,400FT

+1,487 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV913 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT931 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KXWA (Williston Basin International Airport, Williston, elev 2,344 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+24%

-17%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+17%

-11%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-7%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW008

Few · base 800 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER800 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL13,741 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:43ZSUNRISE

18:36ZSOLAR NOON

02:29ZSUNSET

03:09ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 23m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:09Z (13h 03m) DAY LENGTH15h 46m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:06Z MOONSET23:52Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KGFK

VFR

Grand Forks International Airport · Grand Forks

WIND: 180° / 10 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: BKN080
DIST: 9 NM E
AGE: 12m ago

KGAF

VFR

Hutson Field · Grafton

WIND: 140° / 8 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 27 NM N
AGE: 10m ago

KCKN

VFR

Crookston Municipal Kirkwood Field · Crookston

WIND: 180° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 32 NM E
AGE: 10m ago

KS32

VFR

Cooperstown Municipal Airport · Cooperstown

WIND: 170° / 6 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 43 NM SW
AGE: 10m ago

KTVF

VFR

Thief River Falls Regional Airport · Thief River Falls

WIND: 170° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 49 NM E
AGE: 9m ago

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