// Station · 26m ago
KFCS
Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field
CAT VFR
WIND 360° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 18.3°C / 10.4°C
ALTIM 30.24 inHg
ELEV 5,838 FT
38.6784°N / 104.7570°W
LOCATION · Fort Carson, US
WIND
360°6 kt
KFCS · 5,838 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
360°/6
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
18 / 10
ALTIM
30.24"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 360°/6 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 KFCS 111355Z AUTO 36006KT 10SM CLR 18/10 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP182 T01830104 $
KFCS · day 11 at 13:55 UTC · wind from 360° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 18°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 30.24" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.2 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 360° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
360°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
31★
HDG 310°
H4 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 4,500'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
13
HDG 130°
T4 kt
X5 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 6,838 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 +14°C
7,200FT
+1,362 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -800 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV5,838 FT
OAT+18°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT5,516 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
+72%
-50%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+50%
-32%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+29%
-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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)
11:44ZSUNRISE
19:05ZSOLAR NOON
02:26ZSUNSET
02:57ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:21Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 04m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:57Z (12h 35m)
DAY LENGTH14h 41m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE09:09Z
MOONSET23:50Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KCOS
VFR
City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport · Colorado Springs
- WIND
- 330° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW020
- DIST
- 8 NM N
- AGE
- 27m ago
KAFF
VFR
USAF Academy Airfield · Colorado Springs
- WIND
- 190° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM N
- AGE
- 26m ago
K1V6
VFR
Fremont County Airport · Penrose
- WIND
- 280° / 15 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM SW
- AGE
- 6m ago
KPUB
VFR
Pueblo Memorial Airport · Pueblo
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM SE
- AGE
- 28m ago
KC08
VFR
Silver West Airport · Westcliffe
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 49 NM SW
- AGE
- 6m ago
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