// Station · 27m ago

KAPA

Centennial Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 240° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 21.7°C / 7.8°C

ALTIM 30.22 inHg

ELEV 5,885 FT

39.5701°N / 104.8490°W

LOCATION · Denver, US

WIND

240°6 kt

KAPA · 5,885 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

240°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW110

T / Td

22 / 8

ALTIM

30.22"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 240°/6 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 11,000 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 KAPA 111353Z 24006KT 10SM FEW110 22/08 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP161 T02170078 $

KAPA · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 240° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 11,000 ft · temp 22°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 30.22" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 6 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

240°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

28★ HDG 280° H5 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,800'

17L HDG 170° H2 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

17R HDG 170° H2 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

35R HDG 350° T2 kt X6 kt LEFT —

35L HDG 350° T2 kt X6 kt LEFT —

10 HDG 100° T5 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 6,885 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 +18°C

7,700FT

+1,815 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV5,885 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT5,581 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KGUC (Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport, Gunnison, elev 7,680 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+77%

-54%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+54%

-35%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+31%

-23%

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)

FEW110

Few · base 11,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER11,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL16,845 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:42ZSUNRISE

19:05ZSOLAR NOON

02:29ZSUNSET

03:01ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:20Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 08m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:01Z (12h 40m) DAY LENGTH14h 46m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:06Z MOONSET23:53Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KBKF

VFR

Buckley Space Force Base · Aurora

WIND: 240° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW120
DIST: 9 NM NE
AGE: 22m ago

KDEN

VFR

Denver International Airport · Denver

WIND: 250° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW120
DIST: 19 NM NE
AGE: 27m ago

KBJC

VFR

Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport · Denver

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 24 NM NW
AGE: 30m ago

KEIK

VFR

Erie Municipal Airport · Erie

WIND: 030° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 28 NM N
AGE: 5m ago

KBDU

VFR

Boulder Municipal Airport · Boulder

WIND: 050° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 33 NM NW
AGE: 5m ago

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