// Station · 8m ago

KAEJ

Central Colorado Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 290° / 12 kt G19

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 17.3°C / -7°C

ALTIM 30.05 inHg

ELEV 7,946 FT

38.8129°N / 106.1201°W

LOCATION · Buena Vista, US

WIND

290°12 kt

KAEJ · 7,946 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 21Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

290°/12G19

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT100

T / Td

17 / -7

ALTIM

30.05"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 290°/12 kt, gusting 19. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered 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 KAEJ 302135Z AUTO 29012G19KT 10SM SCT100 17/M07 A3005 RMK AO2 T01731070

KAEJ · day 30 at 21:35 UTC · wind from 290° at 12 kt, gusts to 19 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 10,000 ft · temp 17°C / dewpoint -7°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 290° @ 12 ktG19

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

290°12G19 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

33★ HDG 330° H9 kt X8 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,303'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

15 HDG 150° T9 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 8,946 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 +18°C

9,900FT

+1,954 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV7,946 FT OAT+17°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT7,813 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KLXV (Lake County Airport, Leadville, elev 9,927 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+99%

-69%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+69%

-45%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+40%

-30%

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)

SCT100

Scattered · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL16,683 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:43ZSUNRISE

19:03ZSOLAR NOON

02:23ZSUNSET

02:54ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:43Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 39m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:54Z (5h 10m) DAY LENGTH14h 39m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE23:14Z MOONSET13:54Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KANK

VFR

Salida Airport - Harriet Alexander Field · Salida

WIND: 240° / 18 ktG25
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT130
DIST: 17 NM S
AGE: 8m ago

KLXV

VFR

Lake County Airport · Leadville

WIND: 280° / 12 ktG24
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN100
DIST: 26 NM N
AGE: 50m ago

KGUC

VFR

Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport · Gunnison

WIND: 250° / 10 ktG17
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC090
DIST: 42 NM SW
AGE: 47m ago

KASE

VFR

Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) · Aspen

WIND: 220° / 7 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW090
DIST: 43 NM NW
AGE: 50m ago

K1V6

VFR

Fremont County Airport · Penrose

WIND: 320° / 9 ktG14
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 53 NM SE
AGE: 8m ago

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