// Station · 23m ago

KDEN

Denver International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 190° / 18 kt G26

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 24.4°C / 0°C

ALTIM 29.79 inHg

ELEV 5,431 FT

39.8600°N / 104.6738°W

LOCATION · Denver, US

WIND

190°18 kt

KDEN · 5,431 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 23Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

190°/18G26

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT120

T / Td

24 / 0

ALTIM

29.79"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 190°/18 kt, gusting 26. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered 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 KDEN 122353Z 19018G26KT 10SM SCT120 24/00 A2979 RMK AO2 PK WND 18029/2305 SLP014 T02440000 10278 20244 55004

KDEN · day 12 at 23:53 UTC · wind from 190° at 18 kt, gusts to 26 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 12,000 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 0°C · altimeter 29.79" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1001.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 190° @ 18 ktG26

6 USABLE · 6 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

190°18G26 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 6 usable

17L★ HDG 170° H17 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 12,000'

17R HDG 170° H17 kt X6 kt RIGHT 12,000'

16L HDG 160° H16 kt X9 kt RIGHT 12,000'

16R HDG 160° H16 kt X9 kt RIGHT 16,000'

25 HDG 250° H9 kt X16 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 62%

26 HDG 260° H6 kt X17 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 65%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 6 ends

08 HDG 080° T6 kt X17 kt RIGHT —

07 HDG 070° T9 kt X16 kt RIGHT —

34R HDG 340° T16 kt X9 kt LEFT —

34L HDG 340° T16 kt X9 kt LEFT —

35R HDG 350° T17 kt X6 kt LEFT —

35L HDG 350° T17 kt X6 kt LEFT —

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 +20°C

8,000FT

+2,569 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV5,431 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+20°C PRESSURE ALT5,558 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAEJ (Central Colorado Regional Airport, Buena Vista, elev 7,946 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+80%

-56%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+56%

-36%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+32%

-24%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT120

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

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL17,754 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

13:06ZSUNRISE

18:46ZSOLAR NOON

00:25ZSUNSET

00:52ZCIVIL END

CURRENT00:16Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:52Z (36m) DAY LENGTH11h 18m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE14:26Z MOONSET01:44Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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