// Station · 9m ago

KRQB

Roben Hood Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 270° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 33°C / 19°C

ALTIM 30.07 inHg

ELEV 990 FT

43.7226°N / 85.5041°W

LOCATION · Big Rapids, US

WIND

270°6 kt

KRQB · 990 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

270°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

33 / 19

ALTIM

30.07"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 270°/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 KRQB 142255Z AUTO 27006KT 10SM CLR 33/19 A3007 RMK AO2

KRQB · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 270° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 270° @ 6 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

270°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

27★ HDG 270° H6 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 4,300'

32 HDG 320° H4 kt X5 kt LEFT 2,699'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

14 HDG 140° T4 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

09 HDG 090° T6 kt X0 kt — —

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 +20°C

3,200FT

+2,210 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV990 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+20°C PRESSURE ALT837 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KGEV (Ashe County Airport, Jefferson, elev 3,180 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+32%

-22%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+22%

-14%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+13%

-10%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL17,657 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:14ZSUNRISE

17:48ZSOLAR NOON

01:23ZSUNSET

01:58ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 18m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:58Z (2h 53m) DAY LENGTH15h 09m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:22Z MOONSET01:31Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of KRQB.

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