// Station · 12m ago

KRQE

Window Rock Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 280° / 8 kt G16

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 21.1°C / -6.7°C

ALTIM 30.09 inHg

ELEV 6,742 FT

35.6521°N / 109.0670°W

LOCATION · Window Rock, US

WIND

280°8 kt

KRQE · 6,742 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

280°/8G16

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

21 / -7

ALTIM

30.09"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 280°/8 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.

Loading TAF forecast narrative…

SOURCES · NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (TAF loading…)

// Want this glance-able on 10 airports? METAR Deck →

// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KRQE 302053Z AUTO 28008G16KT 10SM CLR 21/M07 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP100 T02111067 56012 $

KRQE · day 30 at 20:53 UTC · wind from 280° at 8 kt, gusts to 16 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint -7°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1010.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 8 ktG16

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

280°8G16 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

21★ HDG 210° H3 kt X8 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

03 HDG 030° T3 kt X8 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 7,742 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 +19°C

8,900FT

+2,158 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV6,742 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT6,571 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KTEX (Telluride Regional Airport, Telluride, elev 9,070 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+89%

-62%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+62%

-40%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+36%

-27%

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 LEVEL17,399 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

12:04ZSUNRISE

19:15ZSOLAR NOON

02:26ZSUNSET

02:55ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 21m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:55Z (5h 50m) DAY LENGTH14h 22m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE23:33Z MOONSET13:56Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KGUP

VFR

Gallup Municipal Airport · Gallup

WIND: 220° / 11 ktG16
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 16 NM SE
AGE: 12m ago

KXNI

VFR

Andrew Othole Memorial Airport · Zuni

WIND: 270° / 9 ktG15
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 36 NM S
AGE: 10m ago

KGNT

VFR

Grants-Milan Municipal Airport · Grants

WIND: 350° / 5 ktG14
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 64 NM SE
AGE: 10m ago

KSJN

VFR

St Johns Industrial Air Park · St Johns

WIND: 340° / 10 ktG25
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 70 NM S
AGE: 11m ago

KFMN

VFR

Four Corners Regional Airport · Farmington

WIND: 240° / 8 ktG20
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 77 NM NE
AGE: 12m ago

// Area map · 80 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

AIRSPACE

// Want this on your Stream Deck? METAR Deck shows real-time category and conditions for any 10 airports — built by the team that ships this page.

Get METAR Deck →