// Station · 20m ago
KRSN
Ruston Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 33.5°C / 23.7°C
ALTIM 29.88 inHg
ELEV 311 FT
32.5142°N / 92.5885°W
LOCATION · Ruston, US
WIND
000°0 kt
KRSN · 311 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
34 / 24
ALTIM
29.88"
// Interpretation
VFR with winds calm. 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 KRSN 302115Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 34/24 A2988 RMK AO2 T03350237 $
KRSN · day 30 at 21:15 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 34°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
18
HDG 180°
—CALM
——
6,002'
36
HDG 360°
—CALM
——
6,002'
Pattern altitude: 1,311 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
2,700FT
+2,389 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV311 FT
OAT+34°C
ISA DELTA+19°C
PRESSURE ALT350 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KE41
(Reagan County Airport, Big Lake, elev 2,706 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+27%
-19%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+19%
-12%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+11%
-8%
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)
11:05ZSUNRISE
18:09ZSOLAR NOON
01:12ZSUNSET
01:40ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:35Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 37m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:40Z (4h 05m)
DAY LENGTH14h 06m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE22:36Z
MOONSET12:43Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KMLU
VFR
Monroe Regional Airport · Monroe
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN060
- DIST
- 28 NM E
- AGE
- 42m ago
KBQP
—
Morehouse Memorial Airport · Bastrop
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 39 NM E
- AGE
- 25m ago
KELD
VFR
South Arkansas Regional Airport at Goodwin Field · El Dorado
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW060
- DIST
- 44 NM N
- AGE
- 42m ago
KAGO
VFR
Magnolia Municipal Airport / Ralph C Weiser Field · Magnolia
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 53 NM NW
- AGE
- 20m ago
KIER
VFR
Natchitoches Regional Airport · Natchitoches
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT044
- DIST
- 53 NM SW
- AGE
- 20m ago
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