// Station · 23m ago

KAFF

USAF Academy Airfield

CAT VFR

WIND 340° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 15°C / 9.8°C

ALTIM 30.25 inHg

ELEV 6,572 FT

38.9725°N / 104.8211°W

LOCATION · Colorado Springs, US

WIND

340°6 kt

KAFF · 6,572 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 06Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

340°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

15 / 10

ALTIM

30.25"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 340°/6 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 KAFF 290655Z 34006KT 10SM CLR 15/10 A3025 RMK AO2A SLP137 T01500098 403350110

KAFF · day 29 at 06:55 UTC · wind from 340° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 15°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 30.25" Hg · sea-level pressure 1013.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 340° @ 6 kt

4 USABLE · 4 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

340°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 4 usable

34C★ HDG 340° H6 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 4,501'

34R HDG 340° H6 kt X0 kt — 3,513'

34L HDG 340° H6 kt X0 kt — 4,500'

27 HDG 270° H2 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 4 ends

09 HDG 090° T2 kt X6 kt LEFT —

16C HDG 160° T6 kt X0 kt — —

16L HDG 160° T6 kt X0 kt — —

16R HDG 160° T6 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 7,572 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 +12°C

7,700FT

+1,128 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV6,572 FT OAT+15°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT6,239 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 MODERATE

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,148 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:26ZSUNRISE

19:01ZSOLAR NOON

01:36ZSUNSET

02:04ZCIVIL END

CURRENT07:18Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING18h 17m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:04Z (18h 45m) DAY LENGTH13h 09m

Waning Gibbous

ILLUMINATION98% MOONRISE01:26Z MOONSET14:35Z FULL MOON IN28 days

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