// Station · 4m ago
KC08
Silver West Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 220° / 7 kt G13
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 18°C / -11°C
ALTIM 30.07 inHg
ELEV 8,290 FT
38.0132°N / 105.3743°W
LOCATION · Westcliffe, US
WIND
220°7 kt
KC08 · 8,290 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
220°/7G13
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
18 / -11
ALTIM
30.07"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 220°/7 kt, gusting 13. 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 KC08 302055Z AUTO 22007G13KT 10SM CLR 18/M11 A3007 RMK AO2
KC08 · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 220° at 7 kt, gusts to 13 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 18°C / dewpoint -11°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 220° @ 7 ktG13
2 USABLE · 0 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
220°7G13 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
13★
HDG 130°
H0 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 6,954'
31
HDG 310°
H0 kt
X7 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 54%
Pattern altitude: 9,290 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 +19°C
10,400FT
+2,110 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV8,290 FT
OAT+18°C
ISA DELTA+19°C
PRESSURE ALT8,137 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KLXV
(Lake County Airport, Leadville, elev 9,927 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+104%
-73%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+73%
-47%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+42%
-31%
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)
11:42ZSUNRISE
19:00ZSOLAR NOON
02:18ZSUNSET
02:48ZCIVIL END
CURRENT20:59Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 18m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:48Z (5h 49m)
DAY LENGTH14h 35m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE23:12Z
MOONSET13:47Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
K1V6
VFR
Fremont County Airport · Penrose
- WIND
- 320° / 14 ktG27
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM NE
- AGE
- 24m ago
K4V1
VFR
Spanish Peaks Airfield · Walsenburg
- WIND
- 250° / 19 ktG27
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 34 NM SE
- AGE
- 4m ago
KALS
VFR
San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field · Alamosa
- WIND
- 260° / 10 ktG24
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 42 NM SW
- AGE
- 1h 7m ago
KPUB
VFR
Pueblo Memorial Airport · Pueblo
- WIND
- VRB / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 45 NM E
- AGE
- 6m ago
KANK
VFR
Salida Airport - Harriet Alexander Field · Salida
- WIND
- 270° / 17 ktG24
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW100
- DIST
- 45 NM NW
- AGE
- 24m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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