// Station · 54m ago

KFNL

Northern Colorado Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 180° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 10,000 ft

T/Td 14.4°C / 7.8°C

ALTIM 29.93 inHg

ELEV 5,016 FT

40.4497°N / 105.0113°W

LOCATION · Loveland, US

WIND

180°6 kt

KFNL · 5,016 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 08Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN100

LAYERS

FEW075 BKN100 OVC120

T / Td

14 / 8

ALTIM

29.93"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 10,000 ft. Light winds at 180°/6 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 7,500 ft, broken at 10,000 ft, and overcast at 12,000 ft. 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 KFNL 270856Z AUTO 18006KT 10SM FEW075 BKN100 OVC120 14/08 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP070 T01440078 53006 $

KFNL · day 27 at 08:56 UTC · wind from 180° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 7,500 ft · broken layer at 10,000 ft · overcast at 12,000 ft · temp 14°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 29.93" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1007.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 6 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

180°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

15★ HDG 150° H5 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,500'

24 HDG 240° H3 kt X5 kt LEFT 2,189'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

06 HDG 060° T3 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

33 HDG 330° T5 kt X3 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 6,016 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 +9°C

6,100FT

+1,084 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV5,016 FT OAT+14°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT5,004 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCOS (City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport, Colorado Springs, elev 6,187 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+61%

-43%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+43%

-27%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+24%

-18%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC120

Overcast · base 12,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN100

Broken · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW075

Few · base 7,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING10,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,289 ft VFR MARGIN+7,000 ft

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

11:35ZSUNRISE

18:58ZSOLAR NOON

02:21ZSUNSET

02:53ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 31m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:53Z (17h 03m) DAY LENGTH14h 45m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE20:16Z MOONSET11:02Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

KBJC

VFR

Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport · Denver

WIND: 260° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN110
DIST: 33 NM S
AGE: 15m ago

KDEN

VFR

Denver International Airport · Denver

WIND: 150° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN220
DIST: 39 NM SE
AGE: 57m ago

KCYS

VFR

Cheyenne Regional Jerry Olson Field · Cheyenne

WIND: 160° / 11 ktG17
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 43 NM N
AGE: 57m ago

KBKF

VFR → IFR 06Z

Buckley Space Force Base · Aurora

WIND: 190° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN200
DIST: 46 NM S
AGE: 52m ago

KAPA

VFR

Centennial Airport · Denver

WIND: 210° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN100
DIST: 53 NM S
AGE: 57m ago

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