// Station · 13m ago
KAZC
Colorado City Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 290° / 9 kt G14
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 22°C / -3°C
ALTIM 30.10 inHg
ELEV 4,874 FT
36.9592°N / 113.0132°W
LOCATION · Colorado City, US
WIND
290°9 kt
KAZC · 4,874 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
290°/9G14
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
22 / -3
ALTIM
30.10"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 290°/9 kt, gusting 14. 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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METAR KAZC 301915Z AUTO 29009G14KT 10SM CLR 22/M03 A3010 RMK AO2
KAZC · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 290° at 9 kt, gusts to 14 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint -3°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 290° @ 9 ktG14
3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
290°9G14 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
29★
HDG 290°
H9 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 6,300'
02
HDG 020°
H0 kt
X9 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 64%
20
HDG 200°
H0 kt
X9 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 64%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
11
HDG 110°
T9 kt
X0 kt —
—
Pattern altitude: 5,874 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 +16°C
6,600FT
+1,726 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +900 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV4,874 FT
OAT+22°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT4,691 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KGCN
(Grand Canyon National Park Airport, Grand Canyon - Tusayan, elev 6,609 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+66%
-46%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+46%
-30%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+26%
-20%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)
12:16ZSUNRISE
19:31ZSOLAR NOON
02:45ZSUNSET
03:15ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:28Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 17m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:15Z (7h 47m)
DAY LENGTH14h 29m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99%
MOONRISE23:42Z
MOONSET14:12Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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