// Station · 55m ago

KCOS

City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 140° / 7 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 11,000 ft

T/Td 11.7°C / 7.2°C

ALTIM 30.02 inHg

ELEV 6,187 FT

38.8058°N / 104.7010°W

LOCATION · Colorado Springs, US

WIND

140°7 kt

KCOS · 6,187 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 10Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

140°/7

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN110

LAYERS

FEW060 SCT080 BKN110 BKN140

T / Td

12 / 7

ALTIM

30.02"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 11,000 ft. Light winds at 140°/7 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 6,000 ft, scattered at 8,000 ft, broken at 11,000 ft, and broken at 14,000 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 KCOS 271054Z 14007KT 10SM FEW060 SCT080 BKN110 BKN140 12/07 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP100 T01170072

KCOS · day 27 at 10:54 UTC · wind from 140° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 6,000 ft · scattered layer at 8,000 ft · broken layer at 11,000 ft · broken layer at 14,000 ft · temp 12°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 30.02" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1010.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 7 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID

WIND

140°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

12★ HDG 120° H7 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,272'

17L HDG 170° H6 kt X3 kt LEFT 13,500'

17R HDG 170° H6 kt X3 kt LEFT 11,022'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

35R HDG 350° T6 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

35L HDG 350° T6 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

30 HDG 300° T7 kt X2 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 7,187 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 +9°C

7,100FT

+913 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV6,187 FT OAT+12°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT6,084 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KDRO (Durango La Plata County Airport, Durango, elev 6,685 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+71%

-50%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+50%

-32%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+28%

-21%

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 · 4 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN140

Broken · base 14,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN110

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

SCT080

Scattered · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW060

Few · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING11,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER14,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~99% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,096 ft VFR MARGIN+8,000 ft

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

11:39ZSUNRISE

18:57ZSOLAR NOON

02:15ZSUNSET

02:46ZCIVIL END

CURRENT11:49Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 26m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:46Z (14h 57m) DAY LENGTH14h 36m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE20:24Z MOONSET11:00Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KFCS

VFR → MVFR 17Z

Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field · Fort Carson

WIND: 170° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC060
DIST: 8 NM S
AGE: 12m ago

KPUB

VFR → MVFR 05Z

Pueblo Memorial Airport · Pueblo

WIND: 130° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN080
DIST: 32 NM S
AGE: 56m ago

KAPA

VFR → MVFR 08Z

Centennial Airport · Denver

WIND: 170° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN120
DIST: 46 NM N
AGE: 56m ago

KBKF

VFR → IFR 06Z

Buckley Space Force Base · Aurora

WIND: 160° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN200
DIST: 54 NM N
AGE: 51m ago

KDEN

VFR

Denver International Airport · Denver

WIND: 160° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN220
DIST: 63 NM N
AGE: 56m ago

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