// Station · 55m ago
KRKP
Aransas County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 140° / 8 kt
VIS 8.0 SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30°C / 23.9°C
ALTIM 29.87 inHg
ELEV 24 FT
28.0868°N / 97.0446°W
LOCATION · Rockport, US
WIND
140°8 kt
KRKP · 24 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
140°/8
VIS
8.0 SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
30 / 24
ALTIM
29.87"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 140°/8 kt. Visibility 8.0 SM 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 KRKP 302053Z AUTO 14008KT 8SM CLR 30/24 A2987 RMK AO2 SLP117 T03000239 56009
KRKP · day 30 at 20:53 UTC · wind from 140° at 8 kt · visibility 8.0 SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.87" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.7 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 140° @ 8 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
140°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
14★
HDG 140°
H8 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 5,608'
18
HDG 180°
H6 kt
X5 kt LEFT
4,498'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
36
HDG 360°
T6 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
—
32
HDG 320°
T8 kt
X0 kt —
—
Pattern altitude: 1,024 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 +15°C
1,900FT
+1,876 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV24 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+15°C
PRESSURE ALT71 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KSJT
(San Angelo Regional Mathis Field, San Angelo, elev 1,919 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+19%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
11:33ZSUNRISE
18:27ZSOLAR NOON
01:20ZSUNSET
01:46ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:48Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 32m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:46Z (3h 58m)
DAY LENGTH13h 46m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE23:05Z
MOONSET12:51Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KRAS
VFR
Mustang Beach Airport · Port Aransas
- WIND
- 130° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 17 NM S
- AGE
- 13m ago
KT69
VFR
Alfred C 'Bubba' Thomas Airport · Sinton
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM W
- AGE
- 13m ago
KNGP
VFR
→
MVFR
09Z
Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Truax Field · Corpus Christi
- WIND
- 120° / 13 ktG20
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM SW
- AGE
- 52m ago
KCRP
VFR
→
MVFR
09Z
Corpus Christi International Airport · Corpus Christi
- WIND
- 130° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW034
- DIST
- 31 NM SW
- AGE
- 57m ago
KRBO
—
Nueces County Airport · Robstown
- WIND
- 130° / 8 kt
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- SCT034
- DIST
- 39 NM SW
- AGE
- 13m ago
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