// Station · 11m ago

KROC

Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 080° / 8 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 24.4°C / 17.8°C

ALTIM 30.04 inHg

ELEV 559 FT

43.1189°N / 77.6724°W

LOCATION · Rochester, US

WIND

080°8 kt

KROC · 559 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

080°/8

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW030

T / Td

24 / 18

ALTIM

30.04"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 080°/8 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 3,000 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 KROC 111354Z 08008KT 10SM FEW030 24/18 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP174 T02440178

KROC · day 11 at 13:54 UTC · wind from 080° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 3,000 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 8 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID

WIND

080°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

07★ HDG 070° H8 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,000'

10 HDG 100° H8 kt X3 kt LEFT 6,402'

04 HDG 040° H6 kt X5 kt RIGHT 8,001'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

22 HDG 220° T6 kt X5 kt LEFT —

25 HDG 250° T8 kt X1 kt LEFT —

28 HDG 280° T8 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,559 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 +10°C

1,700FT

+1,141 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV559 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT435 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KJHW (Chautauqua County-Jamestown Airport, Jamestown, elev 1,723 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW030

Few · base 3,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER3,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL12,882 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:42ZSUNRISE

17:17ZSOLAR NOON

00:51ZSUNSET

01:26ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 46m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:26Z (11h 20m) DAY LENGTH15h 09m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:06Z MOONSET22:15Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KGVQ

VFR

Genesee County Airport · Batavia

WIND: 040° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW018
DIST: 22 NM W
AGE: 9m ago

KDSV

VFR

Dansville Municipal Airport · Dansville

WIND: 350° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 33 NM S
AGE: 11m ago

KPEO

VFR

Penn Yan Airport · Penn Yan

WIND: VRB / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 40 NM SE
AGE: 12m ago

KBUF

VFR

Buffalo Niagara International Airport · Buffalo

WIND: 060° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW250
DIST: 48 NM W
AGE: 11m ago

K6B9

VFR

Skaneateles Aero Drome · Skaneateles

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 55 NM E
AGE: 10m ago

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