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// Station · 10m ago

KRUQ

Mid-Carolina Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 360° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27.4°C / 7.9°C
ALTIM 29.91 inHg
ELEV 772 FT
35.6459°N / 80.5203°W
LOCATION · Salisbury, US
N
WIND
360°4 kt
KRUQ · 772 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
360°/4
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
27 / 8
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.91"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 360°/4 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 KRUQ 302055Z AUTO 36004KT 10SM CLR 27/08 A2991 RMK AO2 T02740079

KRUQ · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 360° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 360° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
360°4 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
02 HDG 020° CALM 5,501'
20 HDG 200° CALM 5,501'
Pattern altitude: 1,772 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 +14°C

2,500FT
+1,728 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
2,700 2,000 1,300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV772 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT778 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAVL (Asheville Regional Airport, Asheville, elev 2,165 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+25%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,610 FT KRUQ ELEV · 772 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,610 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

10:09ZSUNRISE
17:21ZSOLAR NOON
00:32ZSUNSET
01:01ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 27m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:01Z (3h 56m) DAY LENGTH14h 22m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE21:39Z MOONSET12:02Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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