// Station · 5m ago

KRFD

Chicago Rockford International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 190° / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 16,000 ft

T/Td 17.2°C / 11.7°C

ALTIM 30.02 inHg

ELEV 742 FT

42.1954°N / 89.0972°W

LOCATION · Chicago/Rockford, US

WIND

190°3 kt

KRFD · 742 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

190°/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN160

LAYERS

BKN160

T / Td

17 / 12

ALTIM

30.02"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 16,000 ft. Light winds at 190°/3 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 16,000 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 KRFD 271254Z 19003KT 10SM BKN160 17/12 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP160 T01720117

KRFD · day 27 at 12:54 UTC · wind from 190° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 16,000 ft · temp 17°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.02" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 190° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

190°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

07 HDG 070° —CALM —— 10,002'

25 HDG 250° —CALM —— 10,002'

01 HDG 010° —CALM —— 8,200'

19 HDG 190° —CALM —— 8,200'

Pattern altitude: 1,742 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 +3°C

1,100FT

+358 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV742 FT OAT+17°C ISA DELTA+3°C PRESSURE ALT639 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBMI (Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal, Bloomington/Normal, elev 871 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+11%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+4%

-3%

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)

BKN160

Broken · base 16,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING16,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER16,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL9,429 ft VFR MARGIN+13,000 ft

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

10:26ZSUNRISE

17:55ZSOLAR NOON

01:23ZSUNSET

01:56ZCIVIL END

CURRENT12:59Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 23m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:56Z (12h 56m) DAY LENGTH14h 56m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE19:14Z MOONSET10:10Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KDPA

VFR

Dupage Airport · Chicago/West Chicago

WIND: CALM
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 42 NM SE
AGE: 7m ago

KPWK

VFR

Chicago Executive Airport · Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW085
DIST: 53 NM E
AGE: 7m ago

KORD

VFR

Chicago O'Hare International Airport · Chicago

WIND: 210° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW230
DIST: 55 NM E
AGE: 8m ago

KENW

VFR

Kenosha Regional Airport · Kenosha

WIND: 010° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 57 NM NE
AGE: 6m ago

KMSN

VFR

Dane County Regional Truax Field · Madison

WIND: 060° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN150
DIST: 58 NM N
AGE: 6m ago

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