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// Station · 18m ago

KRSN

Ruston Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27.6°C / 24.5°C
ALTIM 30.03 inHg
ELEV 311 FT
32.5142°N / 92.5885°W
LOCATION · Ruston, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
KRSN · 311 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 23Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
28 / 25
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.03"
 
 
 

// 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KRSN 142335Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 28/25 A3003 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW AND N T02760245 $

KRSN · day 14 at 23:35 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
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 +13°C

1,800FT
+1,489 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +600 FT
2,300 1,550 800
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV311 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT199 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KABI (Abilene Regional Airport, Abilene, elev 1,791 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+18%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,250 FT KRSN ELEV · 311 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,250 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:14ZSUNRISE
18:17ZSOLAR NOON
01:20ZSUNSET
01:48ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:53Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 26m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:48Z (1h 54m) DAY LENGTH14h 06m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:24Z MOONSET01:30Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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