// Station · 17m ago
KBDU
Boulder Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 040° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 35°C / 5°C
ALTIM 30.16 inHg
ELEV 5,288 FT
40.0391°N / 105.2260°W
LOCATION · Boulder, US
WIND
040°6 kt
KBDU · 5,288 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
040°/6
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
35 / 5
ALTIM
30.16"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 040°/6 kt. 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 KBDU 142155Z AUTO 04006KT 10SM CLR 35/05 A3016 RMK AO2
KBDU · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 040° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 35°C / dewpoint 5°C · altimeter 30.16" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 040° @ 6 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
040°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
08★
HDG 080°
H5 kt
X4 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 4,100'
08G
HDG 080°
H5 kt
X4 kt LEFT
4,100'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
26
HDG 260°
T5 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
—
26G
HDG 260°
T5 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 6,288 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 +30°C
8,600FT
+3,312 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV5,288 FT
OAT+35°C
ISA DELTA+30°C
PRESSURE ALT5,046 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KC24
(Mineral County Memorial Airport, Creede, elev 8,680 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+86%
-60%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+60%
-39%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+34%
-26%
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-7)
11:44ZSUNRISE
19:07ZSOLAR NOON
02:30ZSUNSET
03:02ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:12Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 17m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:02Z (4h 49m)
DAY LENGTH14h 45m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE11:51Z
MOONSET02:37Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KLMO
VFR
Vance Brand Airport · Longmont
- WIND
- 050° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 8 NM N
- AGE
- 17m ago
KEIK
VFR
Erie Municipal Airport · Erie
- WIND
- 100° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 8.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 8 NM E
- AGE
- 17m ago
KBJC
VFR
Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport · Denver
- WIND
- 110° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 9 NM SE
- AGE
- 20m ago
KFNL
VFR
Northern Colorado Regional Airport · Loveland
- WIND
- 130° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM N
- AGE
- 16m ago
KDEN
VFR
Denver International Airport · Denver
- WIND
- 130° / 18 ktG28
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW110
- DIST
- 28 NM SE
- AGE
- 19m ago
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