// Station · 35m ago

NCRG

Rarotonga International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 110° / 10 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 4,100 ft

T/Td 24°C / 14°C

ALTIM 30.06 inHg

ELEV 19 FT

21.2027°S / 159.8060°W

LOCATION · Avarua, CK

WIND

110°10 kt

NCRG · 19 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 00Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

110°/10

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN041

LAYERS

BKN041 BKN060

T / Td

24 / 14

ALTIM

30.06"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,100 ft. Moderate winds at 110°/10 kt, visibility 6+ SM, broken at 4,100 ft, and broken at 6,000 ft. 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 NCRG 130030Z AUTO 11010KT 050V170 9999 BKN041/// BKN060/// 24/14 Q1018

NCRG · day 13 at 00:30 UTC · wind from 110° at 10 kt · visibility 6+ SM · broken layer at 4,100 ft · broken layer at 6,000 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 110° @ 10 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

110°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

08★ HDG 080° H9 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,638'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

26 HDG 260° T9 kt X5 kt LEFT —

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 +9°C

900FT

+881 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV19 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT-123 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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN060

Broken · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN041

Broken · base 4,100 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,100 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL12,140 ft VFR MARGIN+1,100 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-11)

16:11ZSUNRISE

22:26ZSOLAR NOON

04:42ZSUNSET

05:04ZCIVIL END

CURRENT01:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 36m VFR NIGHT BEGINS05:04Z (3h 59m) DAY LENGTH12h 30m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE17:32Z MOONSET06:03Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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