// Station · 30m ago
KRUQ
Mid-Carolina Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 070° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 29.8°C / 17.8°C
ALTIM 30.11 inHg
ELEV 772 FT
35.6459°N / 80.5203°W
LOCATION · Salisbury, US
WIND
070°5 kt
KRUQ · 772 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
070°/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
SCT050
T / Td
30 / 18
ALTIM
30.11"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 070°/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 5,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KRUQ 142235Z AUTO 07005KT 10SM SCT050 30/18 A3011 RMK AO2 T02980178
KRUQ · day 14 at 22:35 UTC · wind from 070° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 5,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 070° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
070°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
02★
HDG 020°
H3 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 5,501'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
20
HDG 200°
T3 kt
X4 kt LEFT
—
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 +16°C
2,500FT
+1,728 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +800 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV772 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT580 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
10:18ZSUNRISE
17:29ZSOLAR NOON
00:39ZSUNSET
01:09ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:05Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 33m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:09Z (2h 03m)
DAY LENGTH14h 21m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:26Z
MOONSET00:48Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KEQY
VFR
Charlotte-Monroe Executive Airport · Monroe
- WIND
- 030° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 38 NM S
- AGE
- 12m ago
KGSO
VFR
Piedmont Triad International Airport · Greensboro
- WIND
- 070° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW050
- DIST
- 39 NM NE
- AGE
- 11m ago
KAKH
VFR
Gastonia Municipal Airport · Gastonia
- WIND
- 050° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT060
- DIST
- 41 NM SW
- AGE
- 1h 11m ago
KHKY
VFR
→
MVFR
09Z
Hickory Regional Airport · Hickory
- WIND
- 110° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 43 NM W
- AGE
- 12m ago
KAFP
VFR
Anson County Airport - Jeff Cloud Field · Wadesboro
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 43 NM SE
- AGE
- 10m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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