// Station · 9m ago

K1V6

Fremont County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 290° / 18 kt G25

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 27°C / -9°C

ALTIM 29.85 inHg

ELEV 5,439 FT

38.4297°N / 105.1086°W

LOCATION · Penrose, US

WIND

290°18 kt

K1V6 · 5,439 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

290°/18G25

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

27 / -9

ALTIM

29.85"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 290°/18 kt, gusting 25. 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 K1V6 302055Z AUTO 29018G25KT 10SM CLR 27/M09 A2985 RMK AO1 PK WND 31027/58 LTG DSNT N AND NW

K1V6 · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 290° at 18 kt, gusts to 25 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint -9°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg · automated station (no precipitation discriminator)

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 290° @ 18 ktG25

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

290°18G25 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

29★ HDG 290° H18 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 5,399'

35 HDG 350° H9 kt X16 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 64%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

17 HDG 170° T9 kt X16 kt RIGHT —

11 HDG 110° T18 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 6,439 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 +23°C

8,300FT

+2,861 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV5,439 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+23°C PRESSURE ALT5,507 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KC08 (Silver West Airport, Westcliffe, elev 8,290 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+83%

-58%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+58%

-37%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+33%

-25%

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 LEVEL19,075 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

11:40ZSUNRISE

18:59ZSOLAR NOON

02:18ZSUNSET

02:49ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 13m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:49Z (5h 44m) DAY LENGTH14h 37m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE23:10Z MOONSET13:48Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KFCS

VFR

Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field · Fort Carson

WIND: 200° / 18 ktG25
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 22 NM NE
AGE: 9m ago

KC08

VFR

Silver West Airport · Westcliffe

WIND: 220° / 7 ktG13
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 28 NM SW
AGE: 9m ago

KCOS

VFR

City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport · Colorado Springs

WIND: 150° / 14 ktG23
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT120
DIST: 30 NM NE
AGE: 10m ago

KPUB

VFR

Pueblo Memorial Airport · Pueblo

WIND: VRB / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 30 NM E
AGE: 11m ago

KAFF

VFR

USAF Academy Airfield · Colorado Springs

WIND: 110° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW120
DIST: 35 NM N
AGE: 1h 9m ago

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