// 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
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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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
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
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
// 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
KEXX
VFR
Davidson County Executive Airport · Lexington
- WIND
- 050° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 13 NM NE
- AGE
- 10m ago
KJQF
VFR
Concord-Padgett Regional Airport · Concord
- WIND
- 050° / 7 ktG16
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM SW
- AGE
- 15m ago
KSVH
VFR
Statesville Regional Airport · Statesville
- WIND
- 060° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM W
- AGE
- 10m ago
KVUJ
VFR
Stanly County Airport · Albemarle
- WIND
- 360° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM SE
- AGE
- 10m ago
KHBI
VFR
Asheboro Regional Airport · Asheboro
- WIND
- 350° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 31 NM E
- AGE
- 10m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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