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// Station · 25m ago

KRKD

Knox County Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 25.6°C / 10°C
ALTIM 29.97 inHg
ELEV 56 FT
44.0601°N / 69.0992°W
LOCATION · Rockland, US
N
WIND
VRB6 kt
KRKD · 56 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/6
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 10
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.97"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/6 kt. 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KRKD 111556Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM CLR 26/10 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP149 T02560100

KRKD · day 11 at 15:56 UTC · wind variable at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 6 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
VRB6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
13 HDG 130° CALM 5,412'
31 HDG 310° CALM 5,412'
03 HDG 030° CALM 4,000'
21 HDG 210° CALM 4,000'
Pattern altitude: 1,056 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

1,300FT
+1,244 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT
2,100 950 -200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV56 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT3 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K3B1 (Greenville Municipal Airport, Greenville, elev 1,401 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+13%
-9%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+9%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-4%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,985 FT KRKD ELEV · 56 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,985 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

09:04ZSUNRISE
16:42ZSOLAR NOON
00:20ZSUNSET
00:56ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:21Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 59m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:56Z (8h 34m) DAY LENGTH15h 16m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE06:33Z MOONSET21:49Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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