// Station · 17m ago
KBKF
Buckley Space Force Base
CAT VFR
WIND 240° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 21.4°C / 8.3°C
ALTIM 30.19 inHg
ELEV 5,662 FT
39.7017°N / 104.7520°W
LOCATION · Aurora, US
WIND
240°8 kt
KBKF · 5,662 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
240°/8
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW120
T / Td
21 / 8
ALTIM
30.19"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 240°/8 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 12,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KBKF 111358Z 24008KT 10SM FEW120 21/08 A3019 RMK AO2A SLP143 T02140083
KBKF · day 11 at 13:58 UTC · wind from 240° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 12,000 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 30.19" Hg · sea-level pressure 1014.3 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 240° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
240°8 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
32★
HDG 320°
H1 kt
X8 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 11,006'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
14
HDG 140°
T1 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
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Pattern altitude: 6,662 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 +17°C
7,400FT
+1,738 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV5,662 FT
OAT+21°C
ISA DELTA+17°C
PRESSURE ALT5,391 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K20V
(McElroy Airfield, Kremmling, elev 7,411 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+74%
-52%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+52%
-33%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+30%
-22%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)
11:41ZSUNRISE
19:05ZSOLAR NOON
02:29ZSUNSET
03:01ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:15Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 13m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:01Z (12h 45m)
DAY LENGTH14h 47m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE09:05Z
MOONSET23:53Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KAPA
VFR
Centennial Airport · Denver
- WIND
- 240° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW110
- DIST
- 9 NM SW
- AGE
- 22m ago
KDEN
VFR
Denver International Airport · Denver
- WIND
- 240° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW120
- DIST
- 10 NM N
- AGE
- 1h 22m ago
KBJC
VFR
Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport · Denver
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 21 NM NW
- AGE
- 25m ago
KEIK
VFR
Erie Municipal Airport · Erie
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM NW
- AGE
- 20m ago
KBDU
VFR
Boulder Municipal Airport · Boulder
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 30 NM NW
- AGE
- 20m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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