// Station · 4m ago

KUGN

Waukegan National Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 32.8°C / 22.8°C

ALTIM 30.09 inHg

ELEV 727 FT

42.4222°N / 87.8679°W

LOCATION · Chicago/Waukegan, US

WIND

VRB3 kt

KUGN · 727 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 23Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

33 / 23

ALTIM

30.09"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/3 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 KUGN 142351Z COR VRB03KT 10SM CLR 33/23 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP174 T03280228 10339 20317 58009

KUGN · day 14 at 23:51 UTC · wind variable at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

05 HDG 050° —CALM —— 6,001'

23 HDG 230° —CALM —— 6,001'

14 HDG 140° —CALM —— 3,750'

32 HDG 320° —CALM —— 3,750'

Pattern altitude: 1,727 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

2,800FT

+2,073 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV727 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT556 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KBLF (Mercer County Airport, Bluefield, elev 2,857 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+28%

-20%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+20%

-13%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL17,293 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:28ZSUNRISE

17:58ZSOLAR NOON

01:28ZSUNSET

02:02ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:55Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 32m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:02Z (2h 06m) DAY LENGTH15h 00m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:37Z MOONSET01:38Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KENW

VFR

Kenosha Regional Airport · Kenosha

WIND: 250° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 11 NM N
AGE: 2m ago

KPWK

VFR

Chicago Executive Airport · Chicago/Prospect Heights/Wheeling

WIND: 080° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 19 NM S
AGE: 3m ago

KRAC

VFR

John H Batten Airport · Racine

WIND: 260° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 20 NM N
AGE: 1h 2m ago

KBUU

VFR

Burlington Municipal Airport · Burlington

WIND: 250° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 25 NM NW
AGE: 20m ago

KORD

VFR

Chicago O'Hare International Airport · Chicago

WIND: 240° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW055
DIST: 27 NM S
AGE: 4m ago

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