// Station · 18m ago

KC24

Mineral County Memorial Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 010° / 16 kt

VIS 9.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 11,000 ft

T/Td 25°C / 3.4°C

ALTIM 30.40 inHg

ELEV 8,680 FT

37.8220°N / 106.9303°W

LOCATION · Creede, US

WIND

010°16 kt

KC24 · 8,680 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 23Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

010°/16

VIS

9.0 SM

CEILING

BKN110

LAYERS

BKN110 OVC150

T / Td

25 / 3

ALTIM

30.40"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 11,000 ft. Brisk winds at 010°/16 kt, visibility 9.0 SM, broken at 11,000 ft, and overcast at 15,000 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 142335Z AUTO 01016KT 9SM BKN110 OVC150 25/03 A3040 RMK AO2 T02500034 $

KC24 · day 14 at 23:35 UTC · wind from 010° at 16 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · broken layer at 11,000 ft · overcast at 15,000 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 3°C · altimeter 30.40" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 010° @ 16 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

010°16 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

07★ HDG 070° H8 kt X14 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,880'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

25 HDG 250° T8 kt X14 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 +26°C

11,300FT

+2,620 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV8,680 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+26°C PRESSURE ALT8,199 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 11,300 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,620 ft above KC24's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+113%

-79%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+79%

-51%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+45%

-34%

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)

OVC150

Overcast · base 15,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN110

Broken · base 11,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING11,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER15,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL21,306 ft VFR MARGIN+8,000 ft

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

11:58ZSUNRISE

19:14ZSOLAR NOON

02:31ZSUNSET

03:01ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:53Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 37m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:01Z (3h 08m) DAY LENGTH14h 33m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE12:07Z MOONSET02:41Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KPSO

VFR

Stevens Field · Pagosa Springs

WIND: 320° / 11 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 33 NM S
AGE: 18m ago

KGUC

VFR

Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport · Gunnison

WIND: 190° / 14 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 43 NM N
AGE: 57m ago

KTEX

VFR

Telluride Regional Airport · Telluride

WIND: 130° / 4 ktG16
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT120
DIST: 47 NM W
AGE: 18m ago

KALS

VFR

San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field · Alamosa

WIND: 100° / 17 ktG24
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW047
DIST: 56 NM SE
AGE: 1h 1m ago

KDRO

VFR

Durango La Plata County Airport · Durango

WIND: 340° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 56 NM SW
AGE: 1h 0m ago

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