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// KFCS · Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field · Fort Carson

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KFCS

Butts AAF (Fort Carson) Air Field
CAT VFR
WIND 350° / 10 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 25.9°C / 12.3°C
ALTIM 30.33 inHg
ELEV 5,838 FT
38.6784°N / 104.7570°W
LOCATION · Fort Carson, US
N
WIND
350°10 kt
KFCS · 5,838 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
350°/10
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 12
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.33"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 350°/10 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 251455Z AUTO 35010KT 10SM CLR 26/12 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP198 T02590123 52009 $

KFCS · day 25 at 14:55 UTC · wind from 350° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.33" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 350° @ 10 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
350°10 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
31★ HDG 310° H8 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,500'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
13 HDG 130° T8 kt X6 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 +22°C

8,000FT
+2,162 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV5,838 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+22°C PRESSURE ALT5,425 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAEJ (Central Colorado Regional Airport, Buena Vista, elev 7,946 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+80%
-56%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+56%
-36%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+32%
-24%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 18,919 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 LEVEL18,919 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:23ZSUNRISE
19:02ZSOLAR NOON
01:41ZSUNSET
02:09ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:16Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 25m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:09Z (9h 52m) DAY LENGTH13h 18m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION94% MOONRISE22:25Z MOONSET11:44Z FULL MOON IN2 days

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