// Station · 1h 4m ago · STALE
KFCS
Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field
CAT VFR
WIND 330° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 14.5°C / 9.5°C
ALTIM 30.24 inHg
ELEV 5,838 FT
38.6784°N / 104.7570°W
LOCATION · Fort Carson, US
WIND
330°6 kt
KFCS · 5,838 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
330°/6
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
15 / 10
ALTIM
30.24"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 330°/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 111255Z AUTO 33006KT 10SM CLR 15/10 A3024 RMK AO2 SLP187 T01450095 $
KFCS · day 11 at 12:55 UTC · wind from 330° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 15°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 30.24" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.7 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 330° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
330°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
31★
HDG 310°
H6 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 4,500'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
13
HDG 130°
T6 kt
X2 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 +10°C
6,800FT
+962 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -1,200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV5,838 FT
OAT+15°C
ISA DELTA+10°C
PRESSURE ALT5,516 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KSBS
(Steamboat Springs Bob Adams Field, Steamboat Springs, elev 6,882 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+68%
-48%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+48%
-31%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+27%
-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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)
11:44ZSUNRISE
19:05ZSOLAR NOON
02:26ZSUNSET
02:57ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:59Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 26m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:57Z (12h 57m)
DAY LENGTH14h 41m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE09:08Z
MOONSET23:49Z
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
- 5m ago
KAFF
VFR
USAF Academy Airfield · Colorado Springs
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM N
- AGE
- 1h 4m ago
K1V6
VFR
Fremont County Airport · Penrose
- WIND
- 290° / 15 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM SW
- AGE
- 4m ago
KPUB
VFR
Pueblo Memorial Airport · Pueblo
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM SE
- AGE
- 6m ago
KC08
VFR
Silver West Airport · Westcliffe
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW120
- DIST
- 49 NM SW
- AGE
- 4m ago
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