// Station · 33m ago

KDEN

Denver International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 230° / 7 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 14,000 ft

T/Td 22.8°C / 9.4°C

ALTIM 30.29 inHg

ELEV 5,431 FT

39.8600°N / 104.6738°W

LOCATION · Denver, US

WIND

230°7 kt

KDEN · 5,431 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 00Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

230°/7

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN140

LAYERS

FEW090 BKN140 BKN220

T / Td

23 / 9

ALTIM

30.29"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 14,000 ft. Light winds at 230°/7 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 9,000 ft, broken at 14,000 ft, and broken at 22,000 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 KDEN 170053Z 23007KT 10SM FEW090 BKN140 BKN220 23/09 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP197 T02280094

KDEN · day 17 at 00:53 UTC · wind from 230° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 9,000 ft · broken layer at 14,000 ft · broken layer at 22,000 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 30.29" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 7 kt

6 USABLE · 6 AVOID · 4 CAUTION

WIND

230°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 6 usable

25★ HDG 250° H7 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 12,000'

26 HDG 260° H6 kt X3 kt LEFT 12,000'

17L HDG 170° H4 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 86%

17R HDG 170° H4 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 86%

16L HDG 160° H2 kt X7 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

16R HDG 160° H2 kt X7 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 6 ends

34R HDG 340° T2 kt X7 kt LEFT —

34L HDG 340° T2 kt X7 kt LEFT —

35R HDG 350° T3 kt X6 kt LEFT —

35L HDG 350° T3 kt X6 kt LEFT —

08 HDG 080° T6 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

07 HDG 070° T7 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 6,431 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 +18°C

7,200FT

+1,769 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV5,431 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT5,059 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K20V (McElroy Airfield, Kremmling, elev 7,411 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+72%

-50%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+50%

-32%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN220

Broken · base 22,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN140

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

FEW090

Few · base 9,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING14,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER22,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL16,946 ft VFR MARGIN+11,000 ft

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

12:41ZSUNRISE

18:54ZSOLAR NOON

01:07ZSUNSET

01:35ZCIVIL END

CURRENT01:26Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:35Z (8m) DAY LENGTH12h 26m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION28% MOONRISE16:55Z MOONSET05:21Z FULL MOON IN10 days

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