// Station · 18m ago
KRKS
Southwest Wyoming Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 16.1°C / -1.7°C
ALTIM 30.26 inHg
ELEV 6,764 FT
41.5942°N / 109.0650°W
LOCATION · Rock Springs, US
WIND
000°0 kt
KRKS · 6,764 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
16 / -2
ALTIM
30.26"
// Interpretation
VFR with winds calm. 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 KRKS 111254Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 16/M02 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP153 T01611017
KRKS · day 11 at 12:54 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 16°C / dewpoint -2°C · altimeter 30.26" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.3 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
09
HDG 090°
—CALM
——
10,002'
27
HDG 270°
—CALM
——
10,002'
03
HDG 030°
—CALM
——
5,228'
21
HDG 210°
—CALM
——
5,228'
Pattern altitude: 7,764 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
8,100FT
+1,336 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV6,764 FT
OAT+16°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT6,422 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K33V
(Walden Jackson County Airport, Walden, elev 8,153 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+81%
-57%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+57%
-36%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+32%
-24%
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-7)
11:53ZSUNRISE
19:22ZSOLAR NOON
02:52ZSUNSET
03:25ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:12Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 40m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:25Z (14h 13m)
DAY LENGTH14h 59m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE09:15Z
MOONSET00:14Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
K40U
VFR
Manila Airport · Manila
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 46 NM SW
- AGE
- 17m ago
KFBR
VFR
Fort Bridger Airport · Fort Bridger
- WIND
- 270° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 62 NM W
- AGE
- 17m ago
KEMM
VFR
Kemmerer Municipal Airport · Kemmerer
- WIND
- 360° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 68 NM W
- AGE
- 17m ago
KVEL
VFR
Vernal Regional Airport · Vernal
- WIND
- 270° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 72 NM S
- AGE
- 19m ago
KLND
VFR
Hunt Field · Lander
- WIND
- 320° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 75 NM N
- AGE
- 19m ago
// Area map · 80 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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