// Station · 21m ago

KLAM

Los Alamos Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 140° / 7 kt G17

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 11,000 ft

T/Td 26.7°C / 4.8°C

ALTIM 30.30 inHg

ELEV 7,171 FT

35.8798°N / 106.2690°W

LOCATION · Los Alamos, US

WIND

140°7 kt

KLAM · 7,171 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 23Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

140°/7G17

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN110

LAYERS

BKN110 OVC140

T / Td

27 / 5

ALTIM

30.30"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 11,000 ft. Light winds at 140°/7 kt, gusting 17, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 11,000 ft, and overcast at 14,000 ft. 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 142335Z AUTO 14007G17KT 110V180 10SM BKN110 OVC140 27/05 A3030 RMK AO2 T02670048 PWINO $

KLAM · day 14 at 23:35 UTC · wind from 140° at 7 kt, gusts to 17 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 11,000 ft · overcast at 14,000 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 5°C · altimeter 30.30" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 7 ktG17

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

140°7G17 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

09★ HDG 090° H4 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

27 HDG 270° T4 kt X5 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 +25°C

9,800FT

+2,629 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV7,171 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+25°C PRESSURE ALT6,787 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

+98%

-69%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+69%

-44%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+39%

-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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC140

Overcast · base 14,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN110

Broken · base 11,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING11,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER14,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL20,656 ft VFR MARGIN+8,000 ft

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

12:00ZSUNRISE

19:12ZSOLAR NOON

02:23ZSUNSET

02:52ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:56Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 26m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:52Z (2h 56m) DAY LENGTH14h 22m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE12:10Z MOONSET02:33Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KSAF

VFR

Santa Fe Municipal Airport · Santa Fe

WIND: 130° / 14 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT100
DIST: 18 NM SE
AGE: 3m ago

KAEG

VFR

Double Eagle II Airport · Albuquerque

WIND: 100° / 16 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 51 NM SW
AGE: 6m ago

KABQ

VFR

Albuquerque International Sunport · Albuquerque

WIND: 100° / 21 ktG34
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN140
DIST: 53 NM S
AGE: 4m ago

K0E0

VFR

Moriarty Municipal Airport · Moriarty

WIND: 220° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC085
DIST: 56 NM S
AGE: 21m ago

KLVS

VFR

Las Vegas Municipal Airport · Las Vegas

WIND: 090° / 12 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT070
DIST: 57 NM E
AGE: 3m ago

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