// Station · 9m ago
KRGK
Red Wing Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 120° / 15 kt G21
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 28°C / 8°C
ALTIM 30.01 inHg
ELEV 778 FT
44.5894°N / 92.4850°W
LOCATION · Red Wing, US
WIND
120°15 kt
KRGK · 778 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/15G21
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
28 / 8
ALTIM
30.01"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 120°/15 kt, gusting 21. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KRGK 302055Z AUTO 12015G21KT 10SM CLR 28/08 A3001 RMK AO2
KRGK · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 120° at 15 kt, gusts to 21 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 30.01" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 120° @ 15 ktG21
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
120°15G21 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
09★
HDG 090°
H13 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 5,010'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
27
HDG 270°
T13 kt
X7 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,778 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
2,400FT
+1,622 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV778 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT687 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KRBE
(Rock County Airport, Bassett, elev 2,349 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+24%
-17%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+17%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-7%
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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:30ZSUNRISE
18:08ZSOLAR NOON
01:47ZSUNSET
02:22ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:04Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 42m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:22Z (5h 18m)
DAY LENGTH15h 16m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE22:00Z
MOONSET13:17Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KSYN
VFR
Stanton Airfield · Dennison
- WIND
- 100° / 15 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM W
- AGE
- 9m ago
KSGS
VFR
South St Paul Municipal Airport/Richard E Fleming Field · South St Paul
- WIND
- 140° / 13 ktG19
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM NW
- AGE
- 9m ago
K21D
VFR
Lake Elmo Airport · St Paul
- WIND
- 140° / 14 ktG19
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM NW
- AGE
- 9m ago
KLVN
VFR
Airlake Airport · Minneapolis
- WIND
- 120° / 12 ktG23
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 32 NM W
- AGE
- 9m ago
KLUM
VFR
Menomonie Municipal Score Field · Menomonie
- WIND
- 090° / 11 ktG17
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 32 NM NE
- AGE
- 9m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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