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// KAKO · Colorado Plains Regional Airport · Akron

// Station · 12m ago

KAKO

Colorado Plains Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 25°C / 8.9°C
ALTIM 29.81 inHg
ELEV 4,714 FT
40.1756°N / 103.2220°W
LOCATION · Akron, US
N
WIND
—calm
KAKO · 4,714 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
25 / 9
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.81"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. 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 KAKO 302053Z AUTO 10SM CLR 25/09 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP045 T02500089 56010

KAKO · day 30 at 20:53 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 25°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.81" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1004.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
CALMcalm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
11 HDG 110° —CALM —— 7,001'
29 HDG 290° —CALM —— 7,001'
Pattern altitude: 5,714 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 +20°C

7,200FT
+2,486 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT
8,000 6,550 5,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV4,714 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+20°C PRESSURE ALT4,821 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K20V (McElroy Airfield, Kremmling, elev 7,411 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+72%
-50%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+50%
-32%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+29%
-22%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 17,340 FT KAKO ELEV · 4,714 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL17,340 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:27ZSUNRISE
18:51ZSOLAR NOON
02:15ZSUNSET
02:47ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 10m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:47Z (5h 42m) DAY LENGTH14h 47m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:57Z MOONSET13:45Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of KAKO.

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