// Station · 6m ago

KRFD

Chicago Rockford International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 23.3°C / 15°C

ALTIM 30.08 inHg

ELEV 742 FT

42.1954°N / 89.0972°W

LOCATION · Chicago/Rockford, US

WIND

VRB6 kt

KRFD · 742 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT250

T / Td

23 / 15

ALTIM

30.08"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/6 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered 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 KRFD 111354Z VRB06KT 10SM SCT250 23/15 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP182 T02330150

KRFD · day 11 at 13:54 UTC · wind variable at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 25,000 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 6 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB6 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 +9°C

1,700FT

+958 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV742 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT580 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KLNL (Kings Land O' Lakes Airport, Land O' Lakes, elev 1,704 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+17%

-12%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+12%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-5%

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)

SCT250

Scattered · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL12,510 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:31ZSUNRISE

18:02ZSOLAR NOON

01:34ZSUNSET

02:08ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:00Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 34m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:08Z (12h 08m) DAY LENGTH15h 03m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:54Z MOONSET22:58Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KRPJ

VFR

Rochelle Municipal Airport - Koritz Field · Rochelle

WIND: 040° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 18 NM S
AGE: 25m ago

KFEP

VFR

Albertus Airport · Freeport

WIND: 040° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 22 NM W
AGE: 5m ago

KDKB

VFR

DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport · DeKalb

WIND: 030° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 23 NM SE
AGE: 25m ago

KJVL

VFR

Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport · Janesville

WIND: 040° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT200
DIST: 26 NM N
AGE: 15m ago

KEFT

VFR

Monroe Municipal Airport · Monroe

WIND: 050° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 33 NM NW
AGE: 5m ago

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