// Station · 14m ago

KAKO

Colorado Plains Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 150° / 15 kt G25

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 30°C / 10.6°C

ALTIM 30.19 inHg

ELEV 4,714 FT

40.1756°N / 103.2220°W

LOCATION · Akron, US

WIND

150°15 kt

KAKO · 4,714 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

150°/15G25

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

30 / 11

ALTIM

30.19"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 150°/15 kt, gusting 25. 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 142253Z AUTO 15015G25KT 10SM CLR 30/11 A3019 RMK AO2 PK WND 16026/2219 SLP163 T03000106

KAKO · day 14 at 22:53 UTC · wind from 150° at 15 kt, gusts to 25 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.19" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 150° @ 15 ktG25

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

150°15G25 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

11★ HDG 110° H11 kt X10 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,001'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

29 HDG 290° T11 kt X10 kt LEFT —

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 +24°C

7,300FT

+2,586 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV4,714 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+24°C PRESSURE ALT4,443 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

+73%

-51%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+51%

-33%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

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

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL19,866 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:36ZSUNRISE

18:59ZSOLAR NOON

02:23ZSUNSET

02:55ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:07Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 16m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:55Z (3h 48m) DAY LENGTH14h 46m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:44Z MOONSET02:31Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

K2V6

VFR

Yuma Municipal Airport · Yuma

WIND: 140° / 10 ktG16
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 24 NM E
AGE: 33m ago

KSTK

VFR

Sterling Municipal Airport · Sterling

WIND: 100° / 16 ktG20
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 26 NM N
AGE: 12m ago

KFMM

VFR

Fort Morgan Municipal Airport · Fort Morgan

WIND: 120° / 14 ktG24
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 28 NM W
AGE: 12m ago

K2V5

VFR

Wray Municipal Airport · Wray

WIND: 120° / 12 ktG20
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 45 NM E
AGE: 12m ago

KHEQ

VFR

Holyoke Airport · Holyoke

WIND: 130° / 14 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 49 NM NE
AGE: 12m ago

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