// Station · 12m ago
KCBK
Shalz Field
CAT —
WIND 140° / 12 kt G20
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING —
T/Td 31.5°C / 12.5°C
ALTIM 29.74 inHg
ELEV 3,187 FT
39.4275°N / 101.0470°W
LOCATION · Colby, US
WIND
140°12 kt
KCBK · 3,187 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
140°/12G20
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
32 / 13
ALTIM
29.74"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 140°/12 kt, gusting 20. 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 KCBK 301915Z AUTO 14012G20KT 10SM 31/12 A2974 RMK AO2 T03150125
KCBK · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 140° at 12 kt, gusts to 20 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 29.74" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 140° @ 12 ktG20
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
140°12G20 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
12★
HDG 120°
H11 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 2,660'
17
HDG 170°
H10 kt
X6 kt LEFT
5,110'
22
HDG 220°
H2 kt
X12 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 60%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
3 ends
04
HDG 040°
T2 kt
X12 kt RIGHT
—
35
HDG 350°
T10 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
—
30
HDG 300°
T11 kt
X4 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 4,187 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 +23°C
6,100FT
+2,913 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +800 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,187 FT
OAT+32°C
ISA DELTA+23°C
PRESSURE ALT3,364 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K4V1
(Spanish Peaks Airfield, Walsenburg, elev 6,047 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+61%
-43%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+43%
-27%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+24%
-18%
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)
11:21ZSUNRISE
18:43ZSOLAR NOON
02:04ZSUNSET
02:36ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:27Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 37m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:36Z (7h 09m)
DAY LENGTH14h 43m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99%
MOONRISE22:48Z
MOONSET13:31Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KOEL
VFR
Oakley Municipal Airport · Oakley
- WIND
- 180° / 14 ktG19
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM SE
- AGE
- 12m ago
KADT
VFR
Atwood-Rawlins City-County Airport · Atwood
- WIND
- 140° / 12 ktG16
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 25 NM N
- AGE
- 12m ago
KGLD
VFR
Goodland Municipal Airport · Goodland
- WIND
- 140° / 8 ktG15
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 30 NM W
- AGE
- 34m ago
KOIN
VFR
Oberlin Municipal Airport · Oberlin
- WIND
- 150° / 18 ktG21
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 34 NM NE
- AGE
- 12m ago
KSYF
VFR
Cheyenne County Municipal Airport · St Francis
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 40 NM NW
- AGE
- 12m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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