// Station · 34m ago
KITR
Kit Carson County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 350° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26.1°C / 11.7°C
ALTIM 29.79 inHg
ELEV 4,219 FT
39.2425°N / 102.2850°W
LOCATION · Burlington, US
WIND
350°6 kt
KITR · 4,219 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 18Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
350°/6
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
26 / 12
ALTIM
29.79"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 350°/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 KITR 301853Z AUTO 35006KT 10SM CLR 26/12 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP040 T02610117 $
KITR · day 30 at 18:53 UTC · wind from 350° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.79" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1004.0 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 350° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
350°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
33★
HDG 330°
H6 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 5,199'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
15
HDG 150°
T6 kt
X2 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 5,219 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
6,700FT
+2,481 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV4,219 FT
OAT+26°C
ISA DELTA+20°C
PRESSURE ALT4,346 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KDRO
(Durango La Plata County Airport, Durango, elev 6,685 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+67%
-47%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+47%
-30%
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)
11:27ZSUNRISE
18:48ZSOLAR NOON
02:09ZSUNSET
02:40ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:27Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 42m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:40Z (7h 13m)
DAY LENGTH14h 42m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99%
MOONRISE22:53Z
MOONSET13:35Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KGLD
VFR
Goodland Municipal Airport · Goodland
- WIND
- 140° / 8 ktG15
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM E
- AGE
- 34m ago
KSYF
VFR
Cheyenne County Municipal Airport · St Francis
- WIND
- VRB / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 39 NM NE
- AGE
- 12m ago
K2V5
VFR
Wray Municipal Airport · Wray
- WIND
- 100° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT027
- DIST
- 52 NM N
- AGE
- 12m ago
K2V6
VFR
Yuma Municipal Airport · Yuma
- WIND
- 050° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 55 NM N
- AGE
- 13m ago
KCBK
VFR
Shalz Field · Colby
- WIND
- 140° / 12 ktG20
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 59 NM E
- AGE
- 12m ago
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