// Station · 5m ago

KCOS

City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 22.8°C / 9.4°C

ALTIM 30.27 inHg

ELEV 6,187 FT

38.8058°N / 104.7010°W

LOCATION · Colorado Springs, US

WIND

VRB5 kt

KCOS · 6,187 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW020 FEW120

T / Td

23 / 9

ALTIM

30.27"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 2,000 ft, and a few 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 KCOS 111454Z VRB05KT 10SM FEW020 FEW120 23/09 A3027 RMK AO2 SLP160 FU FEW020 T02280094 58000 $

KCOS · day 11 at 14:54 UTC · wind variable at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 2,000 ft · a few clouds at 12,000 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 30.27" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 5 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 6 ends

17L HDG 170° —CALM —— 13,500'

35R HDG 350° —CALM —— 13,500'

17R HDG 170° —CALM —— 11,022'

35L HDG 350° —CALM —— 11,022'

12 HDG 120° —CALM —— 8,272'

30 HDG 300° —CALM —— 8,272'

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 +19°C

8,200FT

+2,013 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV6,187 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT5,836 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KGNB (Granby Grand County Airport, Granby, elev 8,203 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+82%

-57%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+57%

-37%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+33%

-25%

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)

FEW120

Few · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW020

Few · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~23% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL17,702 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:44ZSUNRISE

19:05ZSOLAR NOON

02:26ZSUNSET

02:57ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:59Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 27m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:57Z (11h 58m) DAY LENGTH14h 42m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:09Z MOONSET23:51Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KFCS

VFR

Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field · Fort Carson

WIND: 360° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 8 NM S
AGE: 1h 4m ago

KAFF

VFR

USAF Academy Airfield · Colorado Springs

WIND: 190° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 11 NM NW
AGE: 1h 4m ago

K1V6

VFR

Fremont County Airport · Penrose

WIND: 270° / 14 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 30 NM SW
AGE: 24m ago

KPUB

VFR

Pueblo Memorial Airport · Pueblo

WIND: 310° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 32 NM S
AGE: 6m ago

KAPA

VFR

Centennial Airport · Denver

WIND: 240° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW080
DIST: 46 NM N
AGE: 6m ago

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