// Station · 21m ago

KAEJ

Central Colorado Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 120° / 16 kt G20

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 23.6°C / 6.3°C

ALTIM 30.38 inHg

ELEV 7,946 FT

38.8129°N / 106.1201°W

LOCATION · Buena Vista, US

WIND

120°16 kt

KAEJ · 7,946 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 23Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

120°/16G20

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT120

T / Td

24 / 6

ALTIM

30.38"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 120°/16 kt, gusting 20. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 12,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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SOURCES · NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (TAF loading…)

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KAEJ 142335Z AUTO 12016G20KT 10SM SCT120 24/06 A3038 RMK AO2 T02360063

KAEJ · day 14 at 23:35 UTC · wind from 120° at 16 kt, gusts to 20 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 12,000 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 30.38" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 16 ktG20

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

120°16G20 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

15★ HDG 150° H14 kt X8 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,303'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

33 HDG 330° T14 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 +23°C

10,300FT

+2,354 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV7,946 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+23°C PRESSURE ALT7,483 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

+103%

-72%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+72%

-46%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+41%

-31%

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)

SCT120

Scattered · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL19,865 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:52ZSUNRISE

19:11ZSOLAR NOON

02:30ZSUNSET

03:01ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:56Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 34m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:01Z (3h 05m) DAY LENGTH14h 38m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE12:02Z MOONSET02:40Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of KAEJ.

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