// Station · 21m ago
KRKD
Knox County Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 24.4°C / 11.7°C
ALTIM 29.97 inHg
ELEV 56 FT
44.0601°N / 69.0992°W
LOCATION · Rockland, US
WIND
VRB4 kt
KRKD · 56 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/4
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
24 / 12
ALTIM
29.97"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at variable/4 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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METAR KRKD 111456Z AUTO VRB04KT 10SM CLR 24/12 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP149 6//// T02440117 51002
KRKD · day 11 at 14:56 UTC · wind variable at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 12°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 @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
VRB4 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 +9°C
1,100FT
+1,044 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -500 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV56 FT
OAT+24°C
ISA DELTA+9°C
PRESSURE ALT3 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KFVE
(Northern Aroostook Regional Airport, Frenchville, elev 988 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+11%
-8%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+8%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+4%
-3%
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-5)
09:04ZSUNRISE
16:42ZSOLAR NOON
00:20ZSUNSET
00:56ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:17Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 03m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:56Z (9h 39m)
DAY LENGTH15h 16m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE06:31Z
MOONSET21:47Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KIWI
VFR
Wiscasset Airport · Wiscasset
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM W
- AGE
- 24m ago
KAUG
VFR
Augusta State Airport · Augusta
- WIND
- 310° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 34 NM NW
- AGE
- 24m ago
KBXM
VFR
Brunswick Executive Airport · Brunswick
- WIND
- 350° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 38 NM W
- AGE
- 22m ago
KWVL
VFR
Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport · Waterville
- WIND
- 020° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 38 NM NW
- AGE
- 21m ago
KBHB
VFR
Hancock County-Bar Harbor Airport · Bar Harbor
- WIND
- VRB / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 39 NM NE
- AGE
- 21m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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