// Station · 11m ago

KLHX

La Junta Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 250° / 8 kt G18

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 29.4°C / -5.6°C

ALTIM 29.76 inHg

ELEV 4,229 FT

38.0497°N / 103.5090°W

LOCATION · La Junta, US

WIND

250°8 kt

KLHX · 4,229 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

250°/8G18

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

29 / -6

ALTIM

29.76"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 250°/8 kt, gusting 18. 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 KLHX 302053Z AUTO 25008G18KT 10SM CLR 29/M06 A2976 RMK AO2 SLP012 T02941056 56015 $

KLHX · day 30 at 20:53 UTC · wind from 250° at 8 kt, gusts to 18 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint -6°C · altimeter 29.76" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1001.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 8 ktG18

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

250°8G18 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

26★ HDG 260° H8 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,849'

30 HDG 300° H5 kt X6 kt LEFT 5,803'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

12 HDG 120° T5 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

08 HDG 080° T8 kt X1 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 5,229 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 +23°C

7,200FT

+2,971 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +800 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV4,229 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+23°C PRESSURE ALT4,386 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K20V (McElroy Airfield, Kremmling, elev 7,411 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+72%

-50%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+50%

-32%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+29%

-22%

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 LEVEL19,077 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:35ZSUNRISE

18:53ZSOLAR NOON

02:10ZSUNSET

02:41ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 06m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:41Z (5h 37m) DAY LENGTH14h 35m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE23:05Z MOONSET13:40Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KLAA

VFR

Southeast Colorado Regional Airport · Lamar

WIND: 270° / 12 ktG19
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 39 NM E
AGE: 11m ago

KPUB

VFR

Pueblo Memorial Airport · Pueblo

WIND: VRB / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 49 NM W
AGE: 11m ago

K8V7

VFR

Springfield Municipal Airport · Springfield

WIND: 210° / 12 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 55 NM SE
AGE: 9m ago

KTAD

VFR

Perry Stokes Airport · Trinidad

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 62 NM SW
AGE: 10m ago

K4V1

VFR

Spanish Peaks Airfield · Walsenburg

WIND: 250° / 19 ktG27
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 64 NM W
AGE: 9m ago

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