// Station · 8m ago
KRQB
Roben Hood Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 100° / 13 kt G16
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 21°C / 2°C
ALTIM 30.19 inHg
ELEV 990 FT
43.7226°N / 85.5041°W
LOCATION · Big Rapids, US
WIND
100°13 kt
KRQB · 990 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
100°/13G16
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
21 / 2
ALTIM
30.19"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 100°/13 kt, gusting 16. 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 KRQB 302055Z AUTO 10013G16KT 10SM CLR 21/02 A3019 RMK AO2
KRQB · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 100° at 13 kt, gusts to 16 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint 2°C · altimeter 30.19" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 100° @ 13 ktG16
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
100°13G16 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
09★
HDG 090°
H13 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 4,300'
14
HDG 140°
H10 kt
X8 kt LEFT
2,699'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
32
HDG 320°
T10 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
—
27
HDG 270°
T13 kt
X2 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,990 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 +7°C
1,600FT
+610 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -900 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV990 FT
OAT+21°C
ISA DELTA+7°C
PRESSURE ALT719 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KGLR
(Gaylord Regional Airport, Gaylord, elev 1,328 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+16%
-11%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+11%
-7%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:05ZSUNRISE
17:41ZSOLAR NOON
01:16ZSUNSET
01:51ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:03Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 12m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:51Z (4h 47m)
DAY LENGTH15h 10m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE21:35Z
MOONSET12:46Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KFFX
VFR
Fremont Municipal Airport · Fremont
- WIND
- 080° / 11 ktG18
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM SW
- AGE
- 8m ago
KCAD
VFR
Wexford County Airport · Cadillac
- WIND
- 120° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM N
- AGE
- 8m ago
KMOP
VFR
Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport · Mount Pleasant
- WIND
- 080° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 34 NM E
- AGE
- 8m ago
KLDM
VFR
Mason County Airport · Ludington
- WIND
- 100° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 42 NM W
- AGE
- 8m ago
KAMN
VFR
Gratiot Community Airport · Alma
- WIND
- 060° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 43 NM SE
- AGE
- 7m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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