// Station · 17m ago

KABQ

Albuquerque International Sunport

CAT VFR

WIND 090° / 21 kt G31

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 22.2°C / 11.1°C

ALTIM 30.22 inHg

ELEV 5,355 FT

35.0400°N / 106.6089°W

LOCATION · Albuquerque, US

WIND

090°21 kt

KABQ · 5,355 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

090°/21G31

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW200

T / Td

22 / 11

ALTIM

30.22"

// Interpretation

VFR with strong winds at 090°/21 kt, gusting 31. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 20,000 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 KABQ 111252Z 09021G31KT 10SM FEW200 22/11 A3022 RMK AO2 PK WND 11039/1209 SLP132 T02220111

KABQ · day 11 at 12:52 UTC · wind from 090° at 21 kt, gusts to 31 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 20,000 ft · temp 22°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.22" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 090° @ 21 ktG31

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

090°21G31 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

08★ HDG 080° H21 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 13,793'

12 HDG 120° H18 kt X10 kt LEFT 6,000'

03 HDG 030° H11 kt X18 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 58%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

21 HDG 210° T10 kt X18 kt LEFT —

30 HDG 300° T18 kt X11 kt RIGHT —

26 HDG 260° T21 kt X4 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 6,355 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 +17°C

7,100FT

+1,745 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV5,355 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT5,051 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSKX (Taos Regional Airport, Taos, elev 7,095 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+71%

-50%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+50%

-32%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+28%

-21%

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)

FEW200

Few · base 20,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER20,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL16,567 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:02ZSUNRISE

19:13ZSOLAR NOON

02:23ZSUNSET

02:52ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 14m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:52Z (13h 43m) DAY LENGTH14h 21m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:24Z MOONSET23:45Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius

KAEG

VFR

Double Eagle II Airport · Albuquerque

WIND: 090° / 11 ktG16
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 11 NM NW
AGE: 19m ago

K0E0

VFR

Moriarty Municipal Airport · Moriarty

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 30 NM E
AGE: 14m ago

KSAF

VFR

Santa Fe Municipal Airport · Santa Fe

WIND: 180° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 43 NM NE
AGE: 16m ago

KLAM

VFR

Los Alamos Airport · Los Alamos

WIND: 210° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 53 NM N
AGE: 14m ago

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