// Station · 13m ago
KDEN
Denver International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 170° / 11 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 15°C / 10°C
ALTIM 30.15 inHg
ELEV 5,431 FT
39.8600°N / 104.6738°W
LOCATION · Denver, US
WIND
170°11 kt
KDEN · 5,431 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
170°/11
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
15 / 10
ALTIM
30.15"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 170°/11 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 KDEN 110953Z 17011KT 10SM CLR 15/10 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP126 T01500100
KDEN · day 11 at 09:53 UTC · wind from 170° at 11 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 15°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1012.6 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 170° @ 11 kt
7 USABLE · 5 AVOID · 3 CAUTION
WIND
170°11 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
7 usable
17L★
HDG 170°
H11 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 12,000'
17R
HDG 170°
H11 kt
X0 kt —
12,000'
16L
HDG 160°
H11 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
12,000'
16R
HDG 160°
H11 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
16,000'
25
HDG 250°
H2 kt
X11 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
08
HDG 080°
H0 kt
X11 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
26
HDG 260°
H0 kt
X11 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
5 ends
07
HDG 070°
T2 kt
X11 kt RIGHT
—
34R
HDG 340°
T11 kt
X2 kt LEFT
—
34L
HDG 340°
T11 kt
X2 kt LEFT
—
35R
HDG 350°
T11 kt
X0 kt —
—
35L
HDG 350°
T11 kt
X0 kt —
—
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 +10°C
6,400FT
+969 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV5,431 FT
OAT+15°C
ISA DELTA+10°C
PRESSURE ALT5,198 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KEEO
(Meeker Airport, Meeker, elev 6,421 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+64%
-45%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+45%
-29%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+26%
-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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)
11:41ZSUNRISE
19:05ZSOLAR NOON
02:29ZSUNSET
03:01ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:06Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 22m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:01Z (16h 54m)
DAY LENGTH14h 48m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION12%
MOONRISE08:56Z
MOONSET23:45Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KAPA
VFR
Centennial Airport · Denver
- WIND
- 140° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM SW
- AGE
- 13m ago
KEIK
VFR
Erie Municipal Airport · Erie
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM NW
- AGE
- 11m ago
KBJC
VFR
Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport · Denver
- WIND
- 310° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 21 NM W
- AGE
- 11m ago
KBDU
VFR
Boulder Municipal Airport · Boulder
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM NW
- AGE
- 11m ago
KLMO
VFR
Vance Brand Airport · Longmont
- WIND
- 360° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM NW
- AGE
- 11m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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