// Station · 30m ago

KRFI

Rusk County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 160° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 32°C / 23°C

ALTIM 29.89 inHg

ELEV 442 FT

32.1417°N / 94.8517°W

LOCATION · Henderson, US

WIND

160°6 kt

KRFI · 442 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

160°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW040 SCT050 SCT190

T / Td

32 / 23

ALTIM

29.89"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 160°/6 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 4,000 ft, scattered at 5,000 ft, and scattered at 19,000 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 KRFI 302035Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM FEW040 SCT050 SCT190 32/23 A2989 RMK AO2 T03200230 $

KRFI · day 30 at 20:35 UTC · wind from 160° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 4,000 ft · scattered layer at 5,000 ft · scattered layer at 19,000 ft · temp 32°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.89" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 6 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

160°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

16★ HDG 160° H6 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 4,004'

12 HDG 120° H5 kt X4 kt RIGHT 3,002'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

30 HDG 300° T5 kt X4 kt LEFT —

34 HDG 340° T6 kt X0 kt — —

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 +18°C

2,600FT

+2,158 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV442 FT OAT+32°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT469 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KPEQ (Pecos Municipal Airport, Pecos, elev 2,613 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+26%

-18%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+18%

-12%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-8%

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)

SCT190

Scattered · base 19,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT050

Scattered · base 5,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW040

Few · base 4,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER19,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~56% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL16,604 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:15ZSUNRISE

18:18ZSOLAR NOON

01:20ZSUNSET

01:48ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 15m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:48Z (4h 43m) DAY LENGTH14h 05m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:45Z MOONSET12:50Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KF17

VFR

Center Municipal Airport · Center

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT040
DIST: 40 NM SE
AGE: 10m ago

KJDD

VFR

Wood County Airport - Collins Field · Mineola

WIND: 220° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 49 NM NW
AGE: 10m ago

KPSN

VFR

Palestine Municipal Airport · Palestine

WIND: 220° / 9 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: FEW036
DIST: 49 NM SW
AGE: 10m ago

KF44

VFR

Athens Municipal Airport · Athens

WIND: 210° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 50 NM W
AGE: 10m ago

KLFK

VFR

Angelina County Airport · Lufkin

WIND: 200° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN060
DIST: 55 NM S
AGE: 12m ago

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