// Station · 8m ago

K33V

Walden Jackson County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 130° / 16 kt G22

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 12,000 ft

T/Td 26°C / 6°C

ALTIM 30.36 inHg

ELEV 8,153 FT

40.7504°N / 106.2710°W

LOCATION · Walden, US

WIND

130°16 kt

K33V · 8,153 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

130°/16G22

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN120

LAYERS

BKN120

T / Td

26 / 6

ALTIM

30.36"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 12,000 ft. Brisk winds at 130°/16 kt, gusting 22, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 12,000 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 K33V 142255Z AUTO 13016G22KT 10SM BKN120 26/06 A3036 RMK AO1

K33V · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 130° at 16 kt, gusts to 22 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 12,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 30.36" Hg · automated station (no precipitation discriminator)

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 16 ktG22

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

130°16G22 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

21★ HDG 210° H3 kt X16 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,901'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

03 HDG 030° T3 kt X16 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 9,153 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 +26°C

10,900FT

+2,747 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV8,153 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+26°C PRESSURE ALT7,710 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 10,900 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,747 ft above K33V's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+109%

-76%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+76%

-49%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+44%

-33%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN120

Broken · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING12,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL21,284 ft VFR MARGIN+9,000 ft

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

11:46ZSUNRISE

19:12ZSOLAR NOON

02:37ZSUNSET

03:09ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 33m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:09Z (4h 05m) DAY LENGTH14h 50m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:55Z MOONSET02:45Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KSBS

VFR

Steamboat Springs Bob Adams Field · Steamboat Springs

WIND: 310° / 12 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 31 NM SW
AGE: 8m ago

K20V

VFR

McElroy Airfield · Kremmling

WIND: 110° / 11 ktG17
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 42 NM S
AGE: 28m ago

KGNB

VFR

Granby Grand County Airport · Granby

WIND: 360° / 11 ktG16
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 43 NM S
AGE: 28m ago

KLAR

VFR

Laramie Regional Airport · Laramie

WIND: 130° / 14 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 43 NM NE
AGE: 10m ago

KHDN

VFR

Yampa Valley Airport · Hayden

WIND: 360° / 12 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 46 NM W
AGE: 7m ago

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