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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
9,500 7,900 6,300
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,080 FT KFCS ELEV · 5,838 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,080 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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