// Station · 24m ago
KGUC
Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 20.6°C / 6.1°C
ALTIM 30.44 inHg
ELEV 7,680 FT
38.5347°N / 106.9346°W
LOCATION · Gunnison, US
WIND
VRB3 kt
KGUC · 7,680 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/3
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
21 / 6
ALTIM
30.44"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at variable/3 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 KGUC 111556Z AUTO VRB03KT 10SM CLR 21/06 A3044 RMK AO2 SLP208 T02060061 $
KGUC · day 11 at 15:56 UTC · wind variable at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 30.44" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1020.8 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind VRB @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
VRB3 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
06
HDG 060°
—CALM
——
9,400'
24
HDG 240°
—CALM
——
9,400'
17
HDG 170°
—CALM
——
2,981'
35
HDG 350°
—CALM
——
2,981'
Pattern altitude: 8,680 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 +20°C
9,500FT
+1,820 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV7,680 FT
OAT+21°C
ISA DELTA+20°C
PRESSURE ALT7,158 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KLXV
(Lake County Airport, Leadville, elev 9,927 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+95%
-67%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+67%
-43%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+38%
-29%
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)
11:54ZSUNRISE
19:14ZSOLAR NOON
02:34ZSUNSET
03:05ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:20Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 14m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:05Z (10h 45m)
DAY LENGTH14h 40m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE09:22Z
MOONSET00:02Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KASE
VFR
Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) · Aspen
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 41 NM N
- AGE
- 27m ago
KANK
VFR
Salida Airport - Harriet Alexander Field · Salida
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW140
- DIST
- 42 NM E
- AGE
- 5m ago
KAEJ
VFR
Central Colorado Regional Airport · Buena Vista
- WIND
- 100° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 42 NM NE
- AGE
- 5m ago
KC24
VFR
Mineral County Memorial Airport · Creede
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 43 NM S
- AGE
- 5m ago
KMTJ
VFR
Montrose Regional Airport · Montrose
- WIND
- 290° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 45 NM W
- AGE
- 27m ago
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