// Station · 59m ago

KABQ

Albuquerque International Sunport

CAT VFR

WIND 350° / 7 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 10,000 ft

T/Td 14.4°C / 9.4°C

ALTIM 29.93 inHg

ELEV 5,355 FT

35.0400°N / 106.6089°W

LOCATION · Albuquerque, US

WIND

350°7 kt

KABQ · 5,355 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 08Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

350°/7

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN100

LAYERS

BKN100

T / Td

14 / 9

ALTIM

29.93"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 10,000 ft. Light winds at 350°/7 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 10,000 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 270852Z 35007KT 10SM BKN100 14/09 A2993 RMK AO2 RAB26E44 SLP067 P0000 60000 T01440094 53002 $

KABQ · day 27 at 08:52 UTC · wind from 350° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 10,000 ft · temp 14°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.93" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1006.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 350° @ 7 kt

4 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

350°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 4 usable

03★ HDG 030° H5 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 10,000'

30 HDG 300° H4 kt X5 kt RIGHT 6,000'

08 HDG 080° H0 kt X7 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

26 HDG 260° H0 kt X7 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

12 HDG 120° T4 kt X5 kt LEFT —

21 HDG 210° T5 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

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 +10°C

6,500FT

+1,145 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV5,355 FT OAT+14°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT5,343 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KGUP (Gallup Municipal Airport, Gallup, elev 6,472 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+65%

-46%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+46%

-29%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+26%

-20%

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)

BKN100

Broken · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING10,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL12,628 ft VFR MARGIN+7,000 ft

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

11:56ZSUNRISE

19:05ZSOLAR NOON

02:13ZSUNSET

02:42ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:51Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 22m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:42Z (16h 50m) DAY LENGTH14h 16m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE20:37Z MOONSET10:53Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

KAEG

VFR

Double Eagle II Airport · Albuquerque

WIND: 010° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN100
DIST: 11 NM NW
AGE: 16m ago

KSAF

VFR

Santa Fe Municipal Airport · Santa Fe

WIND: 180° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 43 NM NE
AGE: 58m ago

KLVS

VFR

Las Vegas Municipal Airport · Las Vegas

WIND: 320° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 81 NM NE
AGE: 58m ago

KGUP

VFR

Gallup Municipal Airport · Gallup

WIND: 170° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 111 NM W
AGE: 58m ago

KTCS

VFR

Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport · Truth or Consequences

WIND: 310° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 113 NM S
AGE: 58m ago

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