// Station · 9m ago

KITR

Kit Carson County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 160° / 12 kt G22

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 31.1°C / 8.9°C

ALTIM 30.19 inHg

ELEV 4,219 FT

39.2425°N / 102.2850°W

LOCATION · Burlington, US

WIND

160°12 kt

KITR · 4,219 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

160°/12G22

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

31 / 9

ALTIM

30.19"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 160°/12 kt, gusting 22. 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 KITR 142253Z AUTO 16012G22KT 10SM CLR 31/09 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP166 T03110089 $

KITR · day 14 at 22:53 UTC · wind from 160° at 12 kt, gusts to 22 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 30.19" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 12 ktG22

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

160°12G22 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

15★ HDG 150° H12 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,199'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

33 HDG 330° T12 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 +24°C

6,800FT

+2,581 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV4,219 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+24°C PRESSURE ALT3,948 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSBS (Steamboat Springs Bob Adams Field, Steamboat Springs, elev 6,882 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+68%

-48%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+48%

-31%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL19,926 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:35ZSUNRISE

18:56ZSOLAR NOON

02:16ZSUNSET

02:48ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 14m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:48Z (3h 45m) DAY LENGTH14h 41m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:43Z MOONSET02:24Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KGLD

VFR

Goodland Municipal Airport · Goodland

WIND: 120° / 12 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 28 NM E
AGE: 9m ago

KSYF

VFR

Cheyenne County Municipal Airport · St Francis

WIND: 140° / 15 ktG20
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW070
DIST: 39 NM NE
AGE: 27m ago

K2V5

VFR

Wray Municipal Airport · Wray

WIND: 120° / 12 ktG20
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 52 NM N
AGE: 7m ago

K2V6

VFR

Yuma Municipal Airport · Yuma

WIND: 140° / 10 ktG16
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 55 NM N
AGE: 28m ago

KCBK

VFR

Shalz Field · Colby

WIND: 130° / 13 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT060
DIST: 59 NM E
AGE: 27m ago

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