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// Station · 15m ago

KLAM

Los Alamos Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 290° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 21.9°C / -8.6°C
ALTIM 30.05 inHg
ELEV 7,171 FT
35.8798°N / 106.2690°W
LOCATION · Los Alamos, US
N
WIND
290°8 kt
KLAM · 7,171 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
290°/8
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
22 / -9
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.05"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 290°/8 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 KLAM 302215Z AUTO 29008KT 240V010 10SM CLR 22/M09 A3005 RMK AO2 T02191086 $

KLAM · day 30 at 22:15 UTC · wind from 290° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint -9°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 290° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
290°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
27 HDG 270° H8 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,000'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
09 HDG 090° T8 kt X3 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 8,171 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 +21°C

9,500FT
+2,329 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT
10,100 8,850 7,600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV7,171 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+21°C PRESSURE ALT7,038 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KTEX (Telluride Regional Airport, Telluride, elev 9,070 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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 18,232 FT KLAM ELEV · 7,171 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL18,232 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:52ZSUNRISE
19:04ZSOLAR NOON
02:15ZSUNSET
02:45ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:30Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 45m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:45Z (4h 14m) DAY LENGTH14h 23m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE23:24Z MOONSET13:48Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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