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// Station · 13m ago

KE57

Denver City Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 270° / 10 kt G21
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 33°C / -8°C
ALTIM 29.90 inHg
ELEV 3,575 FT
32.9765°N / 102.8423°W
LOCATION · Denver City, US
N
WIND
270°10 kt
KE57 · 3,575 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
270°/10G21
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
33 / -8
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.90"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 270°/10 kt, gusting 21. 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 KE57 302055Z AUTO 27010G21KT 10SM CLR 33/M08 A2990 RMK AO2

KE57 · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 270° at 10 kt, gusts to 21 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint -8°C · altimeter 29.90" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 270° @ 10 ktG21
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
N
WIND
270°10G21 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
26 HDG 260° H10 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,960'
22 HDG 220° H6 kt X8 kt RIGHT 5,780'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
04 HDG 040° T6 kt X8 kt LEFT
08 HDG 080° T10 kt X2 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 4,575 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 +25°C

6,600FT
+3,025 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +500 FT
6,900 5,850 4,800
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,575 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+25°C PRESSURE ALT3,593 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KGNT (Grants-Milan Municipal Airport, Grants, elev 6,537 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+66%
-46%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+46%
-30%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+26%
-20%

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 · 20,242 FT KE57 ELEV · 3,575 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL20,242 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:45ZSUNRISE
18:50ZSOLAR NOON
01:54ZSUNSET
02:23ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:08Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 46m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:23Z (5h 14m) DAY LENGTH14h 09m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE23:15Z MOONSET13:24Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius

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