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// KROA · Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport · Roanoke

// Station · 22m ago

KROA

Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 090° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 24.4°C / 10°C
ALTIM 30.17 inHg
ELEV 1,175 FT
37.3255°N / 79.9754°W
LOCATION · Roanoke, US
N
WIND
090°6 kt
KROA · 1,175 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
090°/6
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
24 / 10
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.17"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 090°/6 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KROA 251554Z 09006KT 10SM CLR 24/10 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP205 T02440100

KROA · day 25 at 15:54 UTC · wind from 090° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 30.17" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1020.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 090° @ 6 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
090°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
06★ HDG 060° H5 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,800'
16 HDG 160° H2 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
34 HDG 340° T2 kt X6 kt RIGHT —
24 HDG 240° T5 kt X3 kt LEFT —
Pattern altitude: 2,175 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 +11°C

2,300FT
+1,125 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV1,175 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT921 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBCB (Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport, Blacksburg, elev 2,132 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+23%
-16%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+16%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,498 FT KROA ELEV · 1,175 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,498 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

10:45ZSUNRISE
17:23ZSOLAR NOON
00:01ZSUNSET
00:28ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:16Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 44m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:28Z (8h 11m) DAY LENGTH13h 15m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION94% MOONRISE20:48Z MOONSET10:03Z FULL MOON IN2 days

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