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// Station · 21m ago

KALS

San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field
CAT VFR
WIND 130° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 15.6°C / 7.8°C
ALTIM 30.43 inHg
ELEV 7,539 FT
37.4349°N / 105.8670°W
LOCATION · Alamosa, US
N
WIND
130°3 kt
KALS · 7,539 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
130°/3
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
16 / 8
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.43"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 130°/3 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KALS 111352Z AUTO 13003KT 10SM CLR 16/08 A3043 RMK AO2 SLP198 T01560078 $

KALS · day 11 at 13:52 UTC · wind from 130° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 16°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 30.43" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
130°3 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
02 HDG 020° CALM 8,521'
20 HDG 200° CALM 8,521'
Pattern altitude: 8,539 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 +15°C

8,800FT
+1,261 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -600 FT
11,300 9,450 7,600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV7,539 FT OAT+16°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT7,025 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KC24 (Mineral County Memorial Airport, Creede, elev 8,680 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+88%
-62%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+62%
-40%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+35%
-26%

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 · 15,418 FT KALS ELEV · 7,539 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,418 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:52ZSUNRISE
19:10ZSOLAR NOON
02:27ZSUNSET
02:57ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 13m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:57Z (12h 43m) DAY LENGTH14h 34m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:16Z MOONSET23:51Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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