// Station · 16m ago

RKTN

Daegu International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 040° / 1 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 27°C / 21°C

ALTIM 29.88 inHg

ELEV 116 FT

35.8944°N / 128.6570°E

LOCATION · Daegu, KR

WIND

040°1 kt

RKTN · 116 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

040°/1

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

27 / 21

ALTIM

29.88"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 040°/1 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR RKTN 111600Z 04001KT CAVOK 27/21 Q1012

RKTN · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 040° at 1 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 1 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

040°1 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

13R HDG 130° —CALM —— 9,039'

31L HDG 310° —CALM —— 9,039'

13L HDG 130° —CALM —— 9,000'

31R HDG 310° —CALM —— 9,000'

Pattern altitude: 1,116 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 +12°C

1,600FT

+1,484 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV116 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT152 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at RKSC (Surisan Helipad, Gunpo, elev 1,424 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+16%

-11%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+11%

-7%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-5%

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 LEVEL13,752 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+9)

20:19ZSUNRISE

03:32ZSOLAR NOON

10:44ZSUNSET

11:14ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:16Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING18h 27m VFR NIGHT BEGINS11:14Z (18h 57m) DAY LENGTH14h 25m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE17:47Z MOONSET08:12Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 60 NM radius

RKPK

VFR

Gimhae International Airport · Busan

WIND: 300° / 2 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW040
DIST: 45 NM S
AGE: 16m ago

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