// Station · 12m ago

KRUE

Russellville Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 040° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 10,000 ft

T/Td 31.7°C / 20.6°C

ALTIM 30.03 inHg

ELEV 404 FT

35.2591°N / 93.0933°W

LOCATION · Russellville, US

WIND

040°6 kt

KRUE · 404 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

040°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN100

LAYERS

SCT055 SCT080 BKN100

T / Td

32 / 21

ALTIM

30.03"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 10,000 ft. Light winds at 040°/6 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 5,500 ft, scattered at 8,000 ft, and broken at 10,000 ft. 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 KRUE 142253Z AUTO 04006KT 10SM SCT055 SCT080 BKN100 32/21 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP161 T03170206

KRUE · day 14 at 22:53 UTC · wind from 040° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 5,500 ft · scattered layer at 8,000 ft · broken layer at 10,000 ft · temp 32°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 6 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

040°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

07★ HDG 070° H5 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,505'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

25 HDG 250° T5 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,404 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 +17°C

2,400FT

+1,996 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV404 FT OAT+32°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT292 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KHHF (Hemphill County Airport, Canadian, elev 2,396 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+24%

-17%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+17%

-11%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-7%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN100

Broken · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT080

Scattered · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT055

Scattered · base 5,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING10,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL16,414 ft VFR MARGIN+7,000 ft

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

11:09ZSUNRISE

18:19ZSOLAR NOON

01:29ZSUNSET

01:58ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 24m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:58Z (2h 53m) DAY LENGTH14h 19m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:17Z MOONSET01:37Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KCXW

VFR

Conway Regional Airport · Conway

WIND: 030° / 14 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN085
DIST: 30 NM SE
AGE: 10m ago

KCCA

VFR

Clinton Municipal Airport · Clinton

WIND: 150° / 6 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: OVC049
DIST: 37 NM NE
AGE: 10m ago

KHOT

VFR → MVFR 11Z

Memorial Field Airport · Hot Springs

WIND: 310° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW095
DIST: 47 NM S
AGE: 12m ago

KORK

VFR

North Little Rock Municipal Airport · North Little Rock

WIND: 350° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 49 NM SE
AGE: 10m ago

KSUZ

VFR

Saline County Regional Airport · Bryant

WIND: CALM
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 50 NM SE
AGE: 10m ago

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