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// Station · 10m ago

K6S0

Big Timber Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 090° / 12 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 35°C / 13°C
ALTIM 30.10 inHg
ELEV 4,492 FT
45.8067°N / 109.9792°W
LOCATION · Big Timber, US
N
WIND
090°12 kt
K6S0 · 4,492 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
090°/12
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
35 / 13
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.10"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 090°/12 kt. 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 K6S0 142255Z AUTO 09012KT 10SM CLR 35/13 A3010 RMK A01

K6S0 · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 090° at 12 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 35°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 090° @ 12 kt
3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
N
WIND
090°12 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable
06 HDG 060° H10 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,285'
18 HDG 180° H0 kt X12 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
36 HDG 360° H0 kt X12 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
24 HDG 240° T10 kt X6 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 5,492 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 +29°C

7,700FT
+3,208 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
8,100 6,550 5,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV4,492 FT OAT+35°C ISA DELTA+29°C PRESSURE ALT4,309 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KGUC (Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport, Gunnison, elev 7,680 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+77%
-54%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+54%
-35%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+31%
-23%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 22,169 FT K6S0 ELEV · 4,492 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL22,169 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:44ZSUNRISE
19:26ZSOLAR NOON
03:08ZSUNSET
03:45ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 03m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:45Z (4h 40m) DAY LENGTH15h 24m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:53Z MOONSET03:17Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 60 NM radius

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