// Station · 9m ago
KSQI
Whiteside County Airport - Joseph H Bittorf Field
CAT VFR
WIND 280° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 33.3°C / 23.3°C
ALTIM 30.14 inHg
ELEV 648 FT
41.7422°N / 89.6736°W
LOCATION · Rock Falls, US
WIND
280°6 kt
KSQI · 648 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
280°/6
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
33 / 23
ALTIM
30.14"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 280°/6 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 KSQI 142256Z AUTO 28006KT 10SM CLR 33/23 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP199 T03330233 $
KSQI · day 14 at 22:56 UTC · wind from 280° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.14" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.9 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 280° @ 6 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
280°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
25★
HDG 250°
H5 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 6,499'
36
HDG 360°
H1 kt
X6 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
18
HDG 180°
T1 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
—
07
HDG 070°
T5 kt
X3 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,648 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 +19°C
2,700FT
+2,052 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV648 FT
OAT+33°C
ISA DELTA+19°C
PRESSURE ALT427 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KLNP
(Lonesome Pine Airport, Wise, elev 2,684 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+27%
-19%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+19%
-12%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+11%
-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-6)
10:37ZSUNRISE
18:05ZSOLAR NOON
01:33ZSUNSET
02:07ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:05Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 28m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:07Z (3h 01m)
DAY LENGTH14h 56m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:45Z
MOONSET01:42Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KMLI
VFR
→
MVFR
08Z
Quad City International Airport · Moline
- WIND
- 180° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 41 NM SW
- AGE
- 13m ago
KDVN
VFR
Davenport Municipal Airport · Davenport
- WIND
- 350° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 42 NM W
- AGE
- 13m ago
KDKB
VFR
DeKalb Taylor Municipal Airport · DeKalb
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 45 NM E
- AGE
- 10m ago
KC75
VFR
Marshall County Airport · Lacon
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 45 NM S
- AGE
- 30m ago
KEFT
VFR
Monroe Municipal Airport · Monroe
- WIND
- 280° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 53 NM N
- AGE
- 10m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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