// Station · 12m ago
K4V1
Spanish Peaks Airfield
CAT VFR
WIND 240° / 11 kt G23
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26°C / -10°C
ALTIM 29.90 inHg
ELEV 6,047 FT
37.6966°N / 104.7840°W
LOCATION · Walsenburg, US
WIND
240°11 kt
K4V1 · 6,047 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
240°/11G23
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
26 / -10
ALTIM
29.90"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 240°/11 kt, gusting 23. 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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METAR K4V1 302135Z AUTO 24011G23KT 10SM CLR 26/M10 A2990 RMK AO2
K4V1 · day 30 at 21:35 UTC · wind from 240° at 11 kt, gusts to 23 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint -10°C · altimeter 29.90" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 240° @ 11 ktG23
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
240°11G23 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
26★
HDG 260°
H10 kt
X4 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 4,896'
21
HDG 210°
H10 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
2,500'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
03
HDG 030°
T10 kt
X6 kt LEFT
—
08
HDG 080°
T10 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 7,047 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
8,800FT
+2,753 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV6,047 FT
OAT+26°C
ISA DELTA+23°C
PRESSURE ALT6,065 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KC24
(Mineral County Memorial Airport, Creede, elev 8,680 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+88%
-62%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+62%
-40%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+35%
-26%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)
11:41ZSUNRISE
18:58ZSOLAR NOON
02:14ZSUNSET
02:45ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:47Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 27m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:45Z (4h 57m)
DAY LENGTH14h 33m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE23:12Z
MOONSET13:46Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KTAD
VFR
Perry Stokes Airport · Trinidad
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 34 NM SE
- AGE
- 53m ago
KC08
VFR
Silver West Airport · Westcliffe
- WIND
- 230° / 5 ktG16
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 34 NM NW
- AGE
- 12m ago
KPUB
VFR
Pueblo Memorial Airport · Pueblo
- WIND
- VRB / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 38 NM N
- AGE
- 54m ago
K1V6
VFR
Fremont County Airport · Penrose
- WIND
- 320° / 9 ktG14
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 47 NM N
- AGE
- 12m ago
KALS
VFR
San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field · Alamosa
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 54 NM W
- AGE
- 55m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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