// Station · 17m ago
KAFF
USAF Academy Airfield
CAT VFR
WIND 120° / 18 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26.8°C / 6.2°C
ALTIM 30.27 inHg
ELEV 6,572 FT
38.9725°N / 104.8211°W
LOCATION · Colorado Springs, US
WIND
120°18 kt
KAFF · 6,572 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 01Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/18
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
27 / 6
ALTIM
30.27"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 120°/18 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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METAR KAFF 150155Z AUTO 12018KT 10SM CLR 27/06 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP146 T02680062
KAFF · day 15 at 01:55 UTC · wind from 120° at 18 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 30.27" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.6 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 120° @ 18 kt
4 USABLE · 4 AVOID · 3 CAUTION
WIND
120°18 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
4 usable
09★
HDG 090°
H16 kt
X9 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 2,493'
16C
HDG 160°
H14 kt
X12 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 67%
16L
HDG 160°
H14 kt
X12 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 67%
16R
HDG 160°
H14 kt
X12 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 67%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
4 ends
34C
HDG 340°
T14 kt
X12 kt RIGHT
—
34R
HDG 340°
T14 kt
X12 kt RIGHT
—
34L
HDG 340°
T14 kt
X12 kt RIGHT
—
27
HDG 270°
T16 kt
X9 kt LEFT
—
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 +24°C
9,100FT
+2,528 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV6,572 FT
OAT+27°C
ISA DELTA+24°C
PRESSURE ALT6,221 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KTEX
(Telluride Regional Airport, Telluride, elev 9,070 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+91%
-64%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+64%
-41%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+36%
-27%
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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)
11:46ZSUNRISE
19:06ZSOLAR NOON
02:26ZSUNSET
02:57ZCIVIL END
CURRENT02:12Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING14m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:57Z (45m)
DAY LENGTH14h 39m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE12:00Z
MOONSET02:40Z
FULL MOON IN14 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KCOS
VFR
City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport · Colorado Springs
- WIND
- 110° / 18 ktG26
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW110
- DIST
- 11 NM SE
- AGE
- 18m ago
KFCS
VFR
Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field · Fort Carson
- WIND
- 120° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM S
- AGE
- 17m ago
K1V6
VFR
Fremont County Airport · Penrose
- WIND
- 110° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM SW
- AGE
- 17m ago
KAPA
VFR
Centennial Airport · Denver
- WIND
- 150° / 20 ktG31
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW110
- DIST
- 36 NM N
- AGE
- 19m ago
KPUB
VFR
Pueblo Memorial Airport · Pueblo
- WIND
- 110° / 16 ktG28
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 44 NM S
- AGE
- 19m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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