// Station · 58m ago

KAPA

Centennial Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 170° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 12,000 ft

T/Td 12.2°C / 6.7°C

ALTIM 29.98 inHg

ELEV 5,885 FT

39.5701°N / 104.8490°W

LOCATION · Denver, US

WIND

170°6 kt

KAPA · 5,885 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 10Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

170°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN120

LAYERS

BKN120 BKN220

T / Td

12 / 7

ALTIM

29.98"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 12,000 ft. Light winds at 170°/6 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 12,000 ft, and broken at 22,000 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 271053Z 17006KT 10SM BKN120 BKN220 12/07 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP094 T01220067

KAPA · day 27 at 10:53 UTC · wind from 170° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 12,000 ft · broken layer at 22,000 ft · temp 12°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 29.98" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1009.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 6 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

170°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

17L★ HDG 170° H6 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 10,001'

17R HDG 170° H6 kt X0 kt — 7,001'

10 HDG 100° H2 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

28 HDG 280° T2 kt X6 kt LEFT —

35R HDG 350° T6 kt X0 kt — —

35L HDG 350° T6 kt X0 kt — —

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 +9°C

6,900FT

+1,015 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV5,885 FT OAT+12°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT5,823 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KDRO (Durango La Plata County Airport, Durango, elev 6,685 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+69%

-48%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+48%

-31%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+28%

-21%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN220

Broken · base 22,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN120

Broken · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING12,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER22,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL12,047 ft VFR MARGIN+9,000 ft

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

11:37ZSUNRISE

18:58ZSOLAR NOON

02:18ZSUNSET

02:49ZCIVIL END

CURRENT11:51Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 26m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:49Z (14h 58m) DAY LENGTH14h 40m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE20:22Z MOONSET11:02Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KBKF

VFR → IFR 06Z

Buckley Space Force Base · Aurora

WIND: 160° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN200
DIST: 9 NM NE
AGE: 53m ago

KDEN

VFR

Denver International Airport · Denver

WIND: 160° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN220
DIST: 19 NM NE
AGE: 58m ago

KBJC

VFR

Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport · Denver

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 24 NM NW
AGE: 16m ago

KCOS

VFR → MVFR 14Z

City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport · Colorado Springs

WIND: 140° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN110
DIST: 46 NM S
AGE: 57m ago

KFNL

VFR

Northern Colorado Regional Airport · Loveland

WIND: 050° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 53 NM N
AGE: 55m ago

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