// Station · 19m ago

KANK

Salida Airport - Harriet Alexander Field

CAT VFR

WIND 350° / 10 kt G18

VIS 9.0 SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 23°C / 7.1°C

ALTIM 30.31 inHg

ELEV 7,523 FT

38.5383°N / 106.0490°W

LOCATION · Salida, US

WIND

350°10 kt

KANK · 7,523 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 23Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

350°/10G18

VIS

9.0 SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT140

T / Td

23 / 7

ALTIM

30.31"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 350°/10 kt, gusting 18. Visibility 9.0 SM and scattered at 14,000 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 KANK 142335Z AUTO 35010G18KT 9SM SCT140 23/07 A3031 RMK AO2 WSHFT 2326 T02300071 $

KANK · day 14 at 23:35 UTC · wind from 350° at 10 kt, gusts to 18 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · scattered layer at 14,000 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 30.31" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 350° @ 10 ktG18

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

350°10G18 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

06★ HDG 060° H3 kt X9 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 7,351'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

24 HDG 240° T3 kt X9 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 8,523 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 +22°C

9,800FT

+2,277 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV7,523 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+22°C PRESSURE ALT7,130 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KLXV (Lake County Airport, Leadville, elev 9,927 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+98%

-69%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+69%

-44%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+39%

-29%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT140

Scattered · base 14,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER14,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL19,139 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:52ZSUNRISE

19:11ZSOLAR NOON

02:29ZSUNSET

03:00ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:54Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 35m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:00Z (3h 06m) DAY LENGTH14h 37m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE12:02Z MOONSET02:39Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KAEJ

VFR

Central Colorado Regional Airport · Buena Vista

WIND: 120° / 16 ktG20
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT120
DIST: 17 NM N
AGE: 19m ago

KGUC

VFR

Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport · Gunnison

WIND: 190° / 14 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 42 NM W
AGE: 58m ago

KLXV

VFR

Lake County Airport · Leadville

WIND: 200° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW120
DIST: 43 NM N
AGE: 1h 1m ago

K1V6

VFR

Fremont County Airport · Penrose

WIND: 120° / 13 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 45 NM E
AGE: 19m ago

KC08

VFR

Silver West Airport · Westcliffe

WIND: 090° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW095
DIST: 45 NM SE
AGE: 19m ago

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