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// Station · 56m ago

KCYS

Cheyenne Regional Jerry Olson Field
CAT VFR
WIND 210° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 12.8°C / 5°C
ALTIM 29.97 inHg
ELEV 6,159 FT
41.1557°N / 104.8120°W
LOCATION · Cheyenne, US
N
WIND
210°6 kt
KCYS · 6,159 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
210°/6
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
13 / 5
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.97"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 210°/6 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KCYS 270953Z 21006KT 10SM CLR 13/05 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP069 T01280050 $

KCYS · day 27 at 09:53 UTC · wind from 210° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 13°C / dewpoint 5°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1006.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 210° @ 6 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
210°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
27 HDG 270° H3 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 9,270'
13 HDG 130° H1 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
31 HDG 310° T1 kt X6 kt LEFT
09 HDG 090° T3 kt X5 kt RIGHT
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 +10°C

7,300FT
+1,141 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT
9,000 7,800 6,600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV6,159 FT OAT+13°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT6,106 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KLAR (Laramie Regional Airport, Laramie, elev 7,284 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+73%
-51%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+51%
-33%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+29%
-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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,624 FT KCYS ELEV · 6,159 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,624 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:33ZSUNRISE
18:57ZSOLAR NOON
02:22ZSUNSET
02:55ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:49Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 32m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:55Z (16h 05m) DAY LENGTH14h 49m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE20:15Z MOONSET11:05Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

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