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// Station · 17m ago

KDRO

Durango La Plata County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 060° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 12.2°C / -2.8°C
ALTIM 30.32 inHg
ELEV 6,685 FT
37.1515°N / 107.7540°W
LOCATION · Durango, US
N
WIND
060°3 kt
KDRO · 6,685 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
060°/3
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
12 / -3
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.32"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 060°/3 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 KDRO 111253Z AUTO 06003KT 10SM CLR 12/M03 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP171 T01221028

KDRO · day 11 at 12:53 UTC · wind from 060° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 12°C / dewpoint -3°C · altimeter 30.32" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 060° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
060°3 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
03 HDG 030° CALM 9,201'
21 HDG 210° CALM 9,201'
Pattern altitude: 7,685 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

7,400FT
+715 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -800 FT
10,800 8,800 6,800
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV6,685 FT OAT+12°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT6,284 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 DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+74%
-52%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+52%
-33%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+30%
-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 · 12,847 FT KDRO ELEV · 6,685 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,847 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:01ZSUNRISE
19:17ZSOLAR NOON
02:33ZSUNSET
03:04ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 23m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:04Z (13h 53m) DAY LENGTH14h 32m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:23Z MOONSET23:55Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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