KRST· RST· Rochester

Rochester International Airport

medium airport · elevation 1,317 ft (401 m)

11:08Z 01:08Z Night

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Current METARVFR

1 h 2 min ago·08:54Z

KRST 270854Z 13018KT 9SM BKN041 OVC049 13/09 A2972 RMK AO2 PK WND 12027/0805 RAE0756 SLP061 P0000 60000 T01280094 56022

Wind

130° 18 kt

Visibility

9 SM

Ceiling

4,100 ft

Temperature

13°C / 9°C

temp / dew

QNH

1006 hPa

29.72 inHg

Clouds

BKN 4,100ft, OVC 4,900ft

Weather

—

Station

KRST

Remarks

automated station with a precipitation discriminator peak wind of 27 knots from 120 degrees at 08:05 rain ending at 07:56 sea level pressure of 1006.1 HPa 0/100 of an inch of precipitation fell in the last hour 0 inches of precipitation fell in the last 6 hours hourly temperature of 12.8°C and dew point of 9.4°C Decrease then steady; or decrease then decrease more slowly of 2.2 hectopascals in the past 3 hours

Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC

SIGMET / AIRMET (0)

None active in area.

PIREPs (1)

FL370B739
15 min ago
TURB LGT-MOD

Wind & Runways

Wind arrow points downwind.

Runways

03/212225 mCON

13/312754 mCON

Runway components

Runway	Head/Tail	Crosswind
RWY 03/21	TW 4 kt	XW 18 kt R
RWY 13/31	HW 18 kt	XW 1 kt L

43.9083°, -92.5000°© CARTO Open in OSM →

Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits

Runway	Status	HW (kt)	XW (kt)	Flags
RWY 13/31 (use 13)	Preferred	HW 18	1 L	—
RWY 03/21 (use 21)	Marginal	HW 4	18 L	Crosswind 18 kt — significant

Density altitude

1,586 ft

elevation 1,317 ft

ISA deviation

+0.6°C

Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)KRST

ATIS120.500
GND121.900
TWR118.300
A/DAPP/DEP119.200
CTAF118.300
RDOPRINCETON RDO122.450
UNICUNICOM122.950

Navaids near airportassoc. KRST

Ident	Type	Freq	Power
RS	NDB	329 kHz	LOW

Runways2

Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.

Runway	Surface	Length	Lighting	ILS
RWY 03/21	CON	7,301 ft (2,225 m)	Lit	—
RWY 13/31	CON	9,034 ft (2,754 m)	Lit	—

RWY 03/217,301 ft (2,225 m)
Surface
CON
Lighting
Lit
ILS
—
RWY 13/319,034 ft (2,754 m)
Surface
CON
Lighting
Lit
ILS
—

24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)KRST

Wind11 kt

Vis16.1 km

Temp18°C

QNH1011 hPa

24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=303

3–6 kt

6–10 kt

10–16 kt

16–22 kt

>22 kt

Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Rochester International Airport

Terminal Aerodrome Forecast

Issued 2026/04/27 07:10 UTC

27/12Z

27/18Z

28/00Z

28/06Z

BASEVFR

FMIFR

TEMPO MVFR

PROB30 IFR

VFRBASE27/07Z → 27/10Z13018G27KT · 6 SM · BR · OVC045

Wind: 13018G27KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Weather: BR

Clouds: OVC045

TAF AMD KRST 270708Z 2707/2806 13018G27KT 6SM BR OVC045

MVFRTEMPO27/09Z → 27/10Z4 SM · -SHRA · OVC025

Visibility: 4 SM

Weather: -SHRA

Clouds: OVC025

TEMPO 2709/2710 4SM -SHRA OVC025

IFRFM27/10Z → 27/16Z14019G29KT · 4 SM · -SHRA · OVC008

Wind: 14019G29KT

Visibility: 4 SM

Weather: -SHRA

Clouds: OVC008

FM271000 14019G29KT 4SM -SHRA OVC008

IFRPROB3027/11Z → 27/15Z3 SM · -TSRA · OVC005(CB)sn

Visibility: 3 SM

Weather: -TSRA

Clouds: OVC005(CB)sn

PROB30 2711/2715 3SM -TSRA OVC005CB

IFRFM27/16Z → 27/18Z17016G25KT · 6 SM · BKN007

Wind: 17016G25KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: BKN007

FM271600 17016G25KT P6SM BKN007

IFRFM27/18Z → 27/23Z21016G25KT · 6 SM · BKN007

Wind: 21016G25KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: BKN007

FM271800 21016G25KT P6SM BKN007

IFRPROB3027/18Z → 27/22Z3 SM · -TSRA · OVC005(CB)sn

Visibility: 3 SM

Weather: -TSRA

Clouds: OVC005(CB)sn

PROB30 2718/2722 3SM -TSRA OVC005CB

IFRFM27/23Z → 28/06Z27018G30KT · 6 SM · BKN007

Wind: 27018G30KT

Visibility: 6 SM

Clouds: BKN007

FM272300 27018G30KT P6SM BKN007

Raw TAF

TAF AMD KRST 270708Z 2707/2806 13018G27KT 6SM BR OVC045 TEMPO 2709/2710 4SM -SHRA OVC025 FM271000 14019G29KT 4SM -SHRA OVC008 PROB30 2711/2715 3SM -TSRA OVC005CB FM271600 17016G25KT P6SM BKN007 FM271800 21016G25KT P6SM BKN007 PROB30 2718/2722 3SM -TSRA OVC005CB FM272300 27018G30KT P6SM BKN007

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