// Station · 37m ago

KRDU

Raleigh-Durham International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 260° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 25,000 ft

T/Td 27.2°C / 22.2°C

ALTIM 30.02 inHg

ELEV 435 FT

35.8787°N / 78.7873°W

LOCATION · Raleigh/Durham, US

WIND

260°6 kt

KRDU · 435 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

260°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN250

LAYERS

FEW080 SCT180 BKN250

T / Td

27 / 22

ALTIM

30.02"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 25,000 ft. Light winds at 260°/6 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 8,000 ft, scattered at 18,000 ft, and broken at 25,000 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 KRDU 111351Z 26006KT 10SM FEW080 SCT180 BKN250 27/22 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP161 T02720222 $

KRDU · day 11 at 13:51 UTC · wind from 260° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 8,000 ft · scattered layer at 18,000 ft · broken layer at 25,000 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.02" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 260° @ 6 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID

WIND

260°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

23R★ HDG 230° H5 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 10,000'

23L HDG 230° H5 kt X3 kt RIGHT 7,500'

32 HDG 320° H3 kt X5 kt LEFT 3,570'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

14 HDG 140° T3 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

05L HDG 050° T5 kt X3 kt LEFT —

05R HDG 050° T5 kt X3 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,435 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

+1,465 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV435 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT332 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K1A5 (Macon County Airport, Franklin, elev 2,020 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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN250

Broken · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT180

Scattered · base 18,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW080

Few · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING25,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,172 ft VFR MARGIN+22,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

10:08ZSUNRISE

17:21ZSOLAR NOON

00:34ZSUNSET

01:04ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:28Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 06m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:04Z (10h 36m) DAY LENGTH14h 25m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:33Z MOONSET21:59Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KTTA

VFR

Raleigh Executive Jetport · Sanford

WIND: 250° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 23 NM SW
AGE: 13m ago

KLHZ

VFR

Triangle North Executive Airport · Louisburg

WIND: 290° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 24 NM E
AGE: 13m ago

KTDF

VFR

Raleigh Regional Airport at Person County · Timberlake

WIND: 270° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 26 NM N
AGE: 13m ago

KJNX

VFR

Johnston Regional Airport · Smithfield

WIND: VRB / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 28 NM SE
AGE: 13m ago

KHRJ

VFR

Harnett Regional Jetport Airport · Erwin

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 30 NM S
AGE: 13m ago

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