// Station · 5m ago

KRKP

Aransas County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 140° / 8 kt

VIS 6.0 SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 29.4°C / 24.4°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

WX HZ

ELEV 24 FT

28.0868°N / 97.0446°W

LOCATION · Rockport, US

WIND

140°8 kt

KRKP · 24 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 23Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

140°/8

VIS

6.0 SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

29 / 24

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 140°/8 kt. Visibility 6.0 SM and no reported cloud layers. Reported weather: HZ. 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 KRKP 142353Z AUTO 14008KT 6SM HZ CLR 29/24 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP150 T02940244 10306 20294 56010

KRKP · day 14 at 23:53 UTC · wind from 140° at 8 kt · visibility 6.0 SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · weather: HZ · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.0 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 +14°C

1,700FT

+1,676 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV24 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT-29 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCOM (Coleman Municipal Airport, Coleman, elev 1,697 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+17%

-12%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+12%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-5%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,872 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:42ZSUNRISE

18:35ZSOLAR NOON

01:28ZSUNSET

01:54ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:58Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 30m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:54Z (1h 56m) DAY LENGTH13h 46m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:52Z MOONSET01:38Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KRAS

VFR

Mustang Beach Airport · Port Aransas

WIND: 130° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 17 NM S
AGE: 23m ago

KT69

MVFR

Alfred C 'Bubba' Thomas Airport · Sinton

WIND: 190° / 9 kt
VIS: 4.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 27 NM W
AGE: 3m ago

KNGP

VFR → MVFR 07Z

Naval Air Station Corpus Christi Truax Field · Corpus Christi

WIND: 130° / 14 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN250
DIST: 27 NM SW
AGE: 1h 2m ago

KNWL

VFR

Waldron Field Naval Outlying Landing Field · Corpus Christi

WIND: CALM
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 31 NM SW
AGE: 1h 5m ago

KCRP

VFR

Corpus Christi International Airport · Corpus Christi

WIND: 140° / 14 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN220
DIST: 31 NM SW
AGE: 7m ago

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