// Station · 15m ago

KRQE

Window Rock Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 280° / 10 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 24.4°C / 7.8°C

ALTIM 30.24 inHg

ELEV 6,742 FT

35.6521°N / 109.0670°W

LOCATION · Window Rock, US

WIND

280°10 kt

KRQE · 6,742 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

280°/10

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

24 / 8

ALTIM

30.24"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 280°/10 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 KRQE 142253Z AUTO 28010KT 10SM CLR 24/08 A3024 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND W SLP108 T02440078 $

KRQE · day 14 at 22:53 UTC · wind from 280° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 30.24" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1010.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 10 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

280°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

21★ HDG 210° H3 kt X9 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

03 HDG 030° T3 kt X9 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 +22°C

9,100FT

+2,358 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -700 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV6,742 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+22°C PRESSURE ALT6,420 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

+91%

-64%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+64%

-41%

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 LEVEL19,065 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:12ZSUNRISE

19:23ZSOLAR NOON

02:34ZSUNSET

03:03ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:08Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 25m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:03Z (3h 55m) DAY LENGTH14h 21m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE12:20Z MOONSET02:42Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KGUP

VFR

Gallup Municipal Airport · Gallup

WIND: 200° / 15 ktG23
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN110
DIST: 16 NM SE
AGE: 15m ago

KXNI

MVFR

Andrew Othole Memorial Airport · Zuni

WIND: 230° / 11 kt
VIS: 6.0 SM
CEILING: BKN020
DIST: 36 NM S
AGE: 33m ago

KGNT

VFR

Grants-Milan Municipal Airport · Grants

WIND: 230° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT100
DIST: 64 NM SE
AGE: 13m ago

KSJN

VFR

St Johns Industrial Air Park · St Johns

WIND: 090° / 19 ktG29
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 70 NM S
AGE: 14m ago

KFMN

VFR

Four Corners Regional Airport · Farmington

WIND: 020° / 30 ktG43
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 77 NM NE
AGE: 15m ago

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