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// Station · 11m ago

KRFD

Chicago Rockford International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 360° / 10 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 25°C / 16.7°C
ALTIM 30.08 inHg
ELEV 742 FT
42.1954°N / 89.0972°W
LOCATION · Chicago/Rockford, US
N
WIND
360°10 kt
KRFD · 742 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
360°/10
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT250
 
 
 
T / Td
25 / 17
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.08"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 360°/10 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 111454Z 36010KT 10SM SCT250 25/17 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP182 T02500167 51009

KRFD · day 11 at 14:54 UTC · wind from 360° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 25,000 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 360° @ 10 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
360°10 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
01 HDG 010° H10 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,200'
07 HDG 070° H3 kt X9 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 90%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
25 HDG 250° T3 kt X9 kt RIGHT
19 HDG 190° T10 kt X2 kt RIGHT
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 +11°C

1,900FT
+1,158 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT
2,600 1,750 900
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV742 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+11°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
+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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,368 FT SCT250 KRFD ELEV · 742 FT
// 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 LEVEL13,368 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:31ZSUNRISE
18:02ZSOLAR NOON
01:34ZSUNSET
02:08ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 29m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:08Z (11h 03m) DAY LENGTH15h 03m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:57Z MOONSET23:00Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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