// Station · 4m ago

KAIB

Hopkins Field

CAT VFR

WIND 320° / 8 kt

VIS 8.0 SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 33.6°C / 2.4°C

ALTIM 30.05 inHg

ELEV 5,940 FT

38.2390°N / 108.5633°W

LOCATION · Nucla, US

WIND

320°8 kt

KAIB · 5,940 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 00Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

320°/8

VIS

8.0 SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW070 SCT120

T / Td

34 / 2

ALTIM

30.05"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 320°/8 kt. Visibility 8.0 SM and a few at 7,000 ft, 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KAIB 150015Z AUTO 32008KT 8SM FEW070 SCT120 34/02 A3005 RMK AO2 WSHFT 2347 LTG DSNT NW AND SW T03360024

KAIB · day 15 at 00:15 UTC · wind from 320° at 8 kt · visibility 8.0 SM · a few clouds at 7,000 ft · scattered layer at 12,000 ft · temp 34°C / dewpoint 2°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 320° @ 8 kt

3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

320°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

29★ HDG 290° H7 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,000'

05 HDG 050° H0 kt X8 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

23 HDG 230° H0 kt X8 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

11 HDG 110° T7 kt X4 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 6,940 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 +30°C

9,400FT

+3,460 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV5,940 FT OAT+34°C ISA DELTA+30°C PRESSURE ALT5,807 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

+94%

-66%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+66%

-42%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+38%

-28%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT120

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

FEW070

Few · base 7,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL22,910 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:03ZSUNRISE

19:21ZSOLAR NOON

02:38ZSUNSET

03:09ZCIVIL END

CURRENT00:19Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 19m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:09Z (2h 50m) DAY LENGTH14h 35m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE12:14Z MOONSET02:49Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KTEX

VFR

Telluride Regional Airport · Telluride

WIND: 150° / 9 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT038
DIST: 35 NM SE
AGE: 24m ago

KMTJ

VFR

Montrose Regional Airport · Montrose

WIND: 050° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 35 NM NE
AGE: 26m ago

KAJZ

VFR

Blake Field · Delta

WIND: 170° / 21 ktG33
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: SCT008
DIST: 40 NM NE
AGE: 24m ago

KGJT

VFR

Grand Junction Regional Airport · Grand Junction

WIND: 350° / 12 ktG20
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 53 NM N
AGE: 26m ago

KCEZ

VFR

Cortez Municipal Airport · Cortez

WIND: 240° / 7 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 56 NM S
AGE: 26m ago

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