// Station · 2h 10m ago · STALE

KRFI

Rusk County Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 180° / 9 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 2,300 ft

T/Td 28.6°C / 22.5°C

ALTIM 30.08 inHg

ELEV 442 FT

32.1417°N / 94.8517°W

LOCATION · Henderson, US

WIND

180°9 kt

KRFI · 442 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/9

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN023

LAYERS

BKN023

T / Td

29 / 23

ALTIM

30.08"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 2,300 ft. Moderate winds at 180°/9 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 2,300 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KRFI 142055Z AUTO 18009KT 10SM BKN023 29/22 A3008 RMK AO2 CIG 022V027 T02860225 58012 $

KRFI · day 14 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 180° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 2,300 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 9 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

180°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

16★ HDG 160° H8 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,004'

12 HDG 120° H5 kt X8 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 89%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

30 HDG 300° T4 kt X8 kt LEFT —

34 HDG 340° T8 kt X3 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,442 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 +14°C

2,000FT

+1,558 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +700 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV442 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT280 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCDS (Childress Municipal Airport, Childress, elev 1,954 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+20%

-14%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+14%

-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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN023

Broken · base 2,300 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING2,300 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL14,886 ft VFR MARGIN-700 ft

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

11:24ZSUNRISE

18:26ZSOLAR NOON

01:28ZSUNSET

01:56ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 22m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:56Z (2h 50m) DAY LENGTH14h 04m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:32Z MOONSET01:36Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KGGG

VFR

East Texas Regional Airport · Longview

WIND: 200° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 16 NM NE
AGE: 12m ago

KJSO

VFR

Cherokee County Airport · Jacksonville

WIND: 230° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW017
DIST: 25 NM SW
AGE: 10m ago

K4F2

VFR

Panola County Sharpe Field · Carthage

WIND: 210° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT029
DIST: 28 NM E
AGE: 10m ago

KTYR

VFR

Tyler Pounds Regional Airport · Tyler

WIND: 240° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT023
DIST: 31 NM NW
AGE: 12m ago

KJXI

VFR

Fox Stephens Field Gilmer Municipal Airport · Gilmer

WIND: 200° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT044
DIST: 34 NM N
AGE: 10m ago

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