// Station · 28m ago
NCRG
Rarotonga International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 220° / 5 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 21°C / 15°C
ALTIM 29.83 inHg
ELEV 19 FT
21.2027°S / 159.8060°W
LOCATION · Avarua, CK
WIND
220°5 kt
NCRG · 19 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
220°/5
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
21 / 15
ALTIM
29.83"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 220°/5 kt. Visibility 6+ SM 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 NCRG 111330Z AUTO 22005KT 180V260 9999 NCD 21/15 Q1010
NCRG · day 11 at 13:30 UTC · wind from 220° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 29.83" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 220° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
220°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
26★
HDG 260°
H4 kt
X3 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 7,638'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
08
HDG 080°
T4 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
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Pattern altitude: 1,019 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 +6°C
900FT
+881 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV19 FT
OAT+21°C
ISA DELTA+6°C
PRESSURE ALT114 FT
// Performance equivalent
Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 900 ft high
on a standard ISA day — that's +881 ft above
NCRG's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+9%
-6%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+6%
-4%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+4%
-3%
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-11)
17:18ZSUNRISE
22:45ZSOLAR NOON
04:13ZSUNSET
04:37ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:58Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 14m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:37Z (14h 38m)
DAY LENGTH10h 55m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE14:41Z
MOONSET01:36Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)
NCMG
—
Mangaia Island Airport · Mangaia Island
- WIND
- 240° / 8 kt
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 114 NM E
- AGE
- 58m ago
NCAT
—
Enua Airport · Atiu Island
- WIND
- 180° / 2 kt
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 120 NM NE
- AGE
- 58m ago
NCAI
VFR
Aitutaki Airport · Aitutaki
- WIND
- 180° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT021
- DIST
- 142 NM N
- AGE
- 58m ago
NCMR
—
Mitiaro Island Airport · Mitiaro Island
- WIND
- 230° / 7 kt
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 144 NM NE
- AGE
- 58m ago
NCMK
—
Mauke Airport · Mauke Island
- WIND
- 240° / 6 kt
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 152 NM NE
- AGE
- 58m ago
// Area map · 160 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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