// Station · 9m ago

KASE

Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field)

CAT VFR

WIND 120° / 8 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 9,000 ft

T/Td 11.1°C / 2.8°C

ALTIM 29.99 inHg

ELEV 7,820 FT

39.2232°N / 106.8690°W

LOCATION · Aspen, US

WIND

120°8 kt

KASE · 7,820 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 08Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

120°/8

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN090

LAYERS

BKN090

T / Td

11 / 3

ALTIM

29.99"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 9,000 ft. Moderate winds at 120°/8 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 9,000 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 KASE 270853Z AUTO 12008KT 10SM BKN090 11/03 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP045 T01110028 55000

KASE · day 27 at 08:53 UTC · wind from 120° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 9,000 ft · temp 11°C / dewpoint 3°C · altimeter 29.99" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1004.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 8 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

120°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

15★ HDG 150° H7 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,006'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

33 HDG 330° T7 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 8,820 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 +11°C

9,100FT

+1,280 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV7,820 FT OAT+11°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT7,746 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KTEX (Telluride Regional Airport, Telluride, elev 9,070 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+91%

-64%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+64%

-41%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+36%

-27%

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)

BKN090

Broken · base 9,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING9,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER9,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL13,426 ft VFR MARGIN+6,000 ft

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

11:46ZSUNRISE

19:06ZSOLAR NOON

02:25ZSUNSET

02:56ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 23m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:56Z (17h 54m) DAY LENGTH14h 38m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE20:25Z MOONSET11:04Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KEGE

VFR

Eagle County Regional Airport · Eagle

WIND: 150° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 25 NM N
AGE: 6m ago

KGUC

VFR

Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport · Gunnison

WIND: 360° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC090
DIST: 41 NM S
AGE: 6m ago

KRIL

VFR

Garfield County Regional Airport · Rifle

WIND: 100° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW120
DIST: 44 NM NW
AGE: 9m ago

KMTJ

VFR

Montrose Regional Airport · Montrose

WIND: 180° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 64 NM SW
AGE: 9m ago

KHDN

VFR

Yampa Valley Airport · Hayden

WIND: 120° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 77 NM N
AGE: 6m ago

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