// Station · 20m ago

KRNO

Reno Tahoe International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND CALM

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 30.6°C / -3.9°C

ALTIM 30.08 inHg

ELEV 4,415 FT

39.4991°N / 119.7680°W

LOCATION · Reno, US

WIND

000°0 kt

KRNO · 4,415 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 17Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW170 SCT250

T / Td

31 / -4

ALTIM

30.08"

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 17,000 ft, and scattered at 25,000 ft. 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 KRNO 111755Z 00000KT 10SM FEW170 SCT250 31/M04 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP121 T03061039 10306 20161 58003 $

KRNO · day 11 at 17:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 17,000 ft · scattered layer at 25,000 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint -4°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1012.1 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 6 ends

17R HDG 170° —CALM —— 11,001'

35L HDG 350° —CALM —— 11,001'

17L HDG 170° —CALM —— 9,000'

35R HDG 350° —CALM —— 9,000'

08 HDG 080° —CALM —— 6,102'

26 HDG 260° —CALM —— 6,102'

Pattern altitude: 5,415 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 +24°C

7,100FT

+2,685 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV4,415 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+24°C PRESSURE ALT4,253 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMMH (Mammoth Yosemite Airport, Mammoth Lakes, elev 7,135 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+71%

-50%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+50%

-32%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+28%

-21%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT250

Scattered · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW170

Few · base 17,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL19,870 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:42ZSUNRISE

20:05ZSOLAR NOON

03:28ZSUNSET

04:00ZCIVIL END

CURRENT18:15Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 13m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:00Z (9h 44m) DAY LENGTH14h 46m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE10:14Z MOONSET01:00Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KCXP

VFR

Carson Airport · Carson City

WIND: 030° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 18 NM S
AGE: 20m ago

KTRK

VFR

Truckee Tahoe Airport · Truckee

WIND: 220° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT120
DIST: 20 NM SW
AGE: 26m ago

KMEV

VFR

Minden-Tahoe Airport · Minden

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 30 NM S
AGE: 20m ago

KTVL

VFR

Lake Tahoe Airport · South Lake Tahoe

WIND: 030° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 38 NM S
AGE: 22m ago

KBLU

VFR

Blue Canyon Nyack Airport · Emigrant Gap

WIND: 190° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 46 NM W
AGE: 23m ago

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