// Station · 14m ago
KCYS
Cheyenne Regional Jerry Olson Field
CAT VFR
WIND 280° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 16.1°C / 9.4°C
ALTIM 30.22 inHg
ELEV 6,159 FT
41.1557°N / 104.8120°W
LOCATION · Cheyenne, US
WIND
280°7 kt
KCYS · 6,159 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
280°/7
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
16 / 9
ALTIM
30.22"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 280°/7 kt. 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 KCYS 111253Z 28007KT 10SM CLR 16/09 A3022 RMK AO2 SLP161 T01610094 $
KCYS · day 11 at 12:53 UTC · wind from 280° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 16°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 30.22" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.1 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 280° @ 7 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
280°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
27★
HDG 270°
H7 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 9,270'
31
HDG 310°
H6 kt
X3 kt LEFT
6,690'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
13
HDG 130°
T6 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
—
09
HDG 090°
T7 kt
X1 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 7,159 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 +13°C
7,400FT
+1,241 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV6,159 FT
OAT+16°C
ISA DELTA+13°C
PRESSURE ALT5,855 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KEMM
(Kemmerer Municipal Airport, Kemmerer, elev 7,285 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+74%
-52%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+52%
-33%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+30%
-22%
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)
11:37ZSUNRISE
19:05ZSOLAR NOON
02:34ZSUNSET
03:07ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:07Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 26m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:07Z (13h 59m)
DAY LENGTH14h 56m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:59Z
MOONSET23:55Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
K82V
VFR
Pine Bluffs Municipal Airport · Pine Bluffs
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 31 NM E
- AGE
- 12m ago
KLAR
VFR
Laramie Regional Airport · Laramie
- WIND
- 190° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 40 NM W
- AGE
- 14m ago
KFNL
VFR
Northern Colorado Regional Airport · Loveland
- WIND
- 100° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 43 NM S
- AGE
- 11m ago
KGXY
VFR
Greeley–Weld County Airport · Greeley
- WIND
- 050° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 44 NM S
- AGE
- 11m ago
KIBM
VFR
Kimball Municipal Robert E Arraj Field · Kimball
- WIND
- 230° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 51 NM E
- AGE
- 12m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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