// Station · 5m ago

KDEN

Denver International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 150° / 9 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 22,000 ft

T/Td 10.6°C / 6.1°C

ALTIM 29.94 inHg

ELEV 5,431 FT

39.8600°N / 104.6738°W

LOCATION · Denver, US

WIND

150°9 kt

KDEN · 5,431 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 08Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

150°/9

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN220

LAYERS

FEW085 SCT120 BKN220

T / Td

11 / 6

ALTIM

29.94"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 22,000 ft. Moderate winds at 150°/9 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 8,500 ft, scattered at 12,000 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 270853Z 15009KT 10SM FEW085 SCT120 BKN220 11/06 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP069 T01060061 51002

KDEN · day 27 at 08:53 UTC · wind from 150° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 8,500 ft · scattered layer at 12,000 ft · broken layer at 22,000 ft · temp 11°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1006.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 150° @ 9 kt

6 USABLE · 6 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

150°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 6 usable

16L★ HDG 160° H9 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 12,000'

16R HDG 160° H9 kt X2 kt LEFT 16,000'

17L HDG 170° H8 kt X3 kt LEFT 12,000'

17R HDG 170° H8 kt X3 kt LEFT 12,000'

08 HDG 080° H3 kt X8 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 89%

07 HDG 070° H2 kt X9 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 6 ends

25 HDG 250° T2 kt X9 kt LEFT —

26 HDG 260° T3 kt X8 kt LEFT —

35R HDG 350° T8 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

35L HDG 350° T8 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

34R HDG 340° T9 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

34L HDG 340° T9 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 +6°C

6,200FT

+769 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV5,431 FT OAT+11°C ISA DELTA+6°C PRESSURE ALT5,408 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCOS (City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport, Colorado Springs, elev 6,187 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+62%

-43%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+43%

-28%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+25%

-19%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN220

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

SCT120

Scattered · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW085

Few · base 8,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING22,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER22,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL10,785 ft VFR MARGIN+19,000 ft

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

11:36ZSUNRISE

18:57ZSOLAR NOON

02:18ZSUNSET

02:49ZCIVIL END

CURRENT08:58Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 19m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:49Z (17h 51m) DAY LENGTH14h 42m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE20:15Z MOONSET10:57Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KBKF

VFR → MVFR 16Z

Buckley Space Force Base · Aurora

WIND: 160° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN200
DIST: 10 NM S
AGE: 1h 0m ago

KAPA

VFR

Centennial Airport · Denver

WIND: 210° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN100
DIST: 19 NM SW
AGE: 5m ago

KBJC

VFR

Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport · Denver

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC100
DIST: 21 NM W
AGE: 43m ago

KFNL

VFR

Northern Colorado Regional Airport · Loveland

WIND: 160° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN100
DIST: 39 NM NW
AGE: 1h 2m ago

KCOS

VFR → MVFR 12Z

City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport · Colorado Springs

WIND: 150° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN160
DIST: 63 NM S
AGE: 4m ago

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