// Station · 6m ago

KAFO

Afton Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 350° / 11 kt G15

VIS 7.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 8,000 ft

T/Td 21°C / 12°C

ALTIM 30.24 inHg

WX -RA

ELEV 6,221 FT

42.7112°N / 110.9420°W

LOCATION · Afton, US

WIND

350°11 kt

KAFO · 6,221 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

350°/11G15

VIS

7.0 SM

CEILING

BKN080

LAYERS

SCT034 BKN080 OVC090

T / Td

21 / 12

ALTIM

30.24"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 8,000 ft. Moderate winds at 350°/11 kt, gusting 15, visibility 7.0 SM, scattered at 3,400 ft, broken at 8,000 ft, and overcast at 9,000 ft. Reported weather: -RA. 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 KAFO 142255Z AUTO 35011G15KT 7SM -RA SCT034 BKN080 OVC090 21/12 A3024 RMK AO2

KAFO · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 350° at 11 kt, gusts to 15 kt · visibility 7.0 SM · scattered layer at 3,400 ft · broken layer at 8,000 ft · overcast at 9,000 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.24" Hg · weather: -RA · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 350° @ 11 ktG15

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

350°11G15 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

34★ HDG 340° H11 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,025'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

16 HDG 160° T11 kt X2 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 7,221 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

8,000FT

+1,779 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV6,221 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT5,899 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAEJ (Central Colorado Regional Airport, Buena Vista, elev 7,946 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+80%

-56%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+56%

-36%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+32%

-24%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC090

Overcast · base 9,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN080

Broken · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT034

Scattered · base 3,400 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING8,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER9,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL16,827 ft VFR MARGIN+5,000 ft

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

11:59ZSUNRISE

19:30ZSOLAR NOON

03:01ZSUNSET

03:35ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 00m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:35Z (4h 34m) DAY LENGTH15h 02m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE12:07Z MOONSET03:10Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

K46U

VFR

Alpine Airport · Alpine

WIND: 190° / 7 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: OVC110
DIST: 29 NM N
AGE: 6m ago

K1U7

VFR

Bear Lake County Airport · Paris

WIND: 260° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 33 NM SW
AGE: 6m ago

KBPI

VFR

Miley Memorial Field · Big Piney

WIND: 310° / 13 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 37 NM E
AGE: 8m ago

KPNA

VFR

Ralph Wenz Field · Pinedale

WIND: 280° / 13 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT120
DIST: 50 NM E
AGE: 26m ago

KJAC

VFR

Jackson Hole Airport · Jackson

WIND: 240° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 55 NM N
AGE: 5m ago

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