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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
7,100 5,850 4,600
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 17,401 FT KITR ELEV · 4,219 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL17,401 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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