// Station · 22m ago

KC24

Mineral County Memorial Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 230° / 8 kt G19

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 12,000 ft

T/Td 17°C / -6.1°C

ALTIM 30.10 inHg

ELEV 8,680 FT

37.8220°N / 106.9303°W

LOCATION · Creede, US

WIND

230°8 kt

KC24 · 8,680 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 21Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

230°/8G19

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN120

LAYERS

SCT100 BKN120

T / Td

17 / -6

ALTIM

30.10"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 12,000 ft. Moderate winds at 230°/8 kt, gusting 19, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 10,000 ft, and broken 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KC24 302115Z AUTO 23008G19KT 10SM SCT100 BKN120 17/M06 A3010 RMK AO2 T01701061 $

KC24 · day 30 at 21:15 UTC · wind from 230° at 8 kt, gusts to 19 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 10,000 ft · broken layer at 12,000 ft · temp 17°C / dewpoint -6°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 8 ktG19

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

230°8G19 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

25★ HDG 250° H8 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,880'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

07 HDG 070° T8 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 9,680 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

10,800FT

+2,120 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV8,680 FT OAT+17°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT8,497 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 10,800 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,120 ft above KC24's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+108%

-76%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+76%

-49%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+43%

-32%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN120

Broken · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT100

Scattered · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING12,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL17,266 ft VFR MARGIN+9,000 ft

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

11:49ZSUNRISE

19:06ZSOLAR NOON

02:23ZSUNSET

02:54ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:37Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 46m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:54Z (5h 17m) DAY LENGTH14h 34m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE23:20Z MOONSET13:54Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

KPSO

VFR

Stevens Field · Pagosa Springs

WIND: 210° / 12 ktG20
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 33 NM S
AGE: 22m ago

KGUC

VFR

Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport · Gunnison

WIND: 250° / 10 ktG17
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC090
DIST: 43 NM N
AGE: 41m ago

KTEX

VFR

Telluride Regional Airport · Telluride

WIND: 280° / 7 ktG16
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC070
DIST: 47 NM W
AGE: 22m ago

KALS

VFR

San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field · Alamosa

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 56 NM SE
AGE: 45m ago

KDRO

VFR

Durango La Plata County Airport · Durango

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 56 NM SW
AGE: 44m ago

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