// Station · 4m ago

KLHX

La Junta Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 120° / 19 kt G27

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 32.2°C / 10°C

ALTIM 30.10 inHg

ELEV 4,229 FT

38.0497°N / 103.5090°W

LOCATION · La Junta, US

WIND

120°19 kt

KLHX · 4,229 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 23Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

120°/19G27

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

32 / 10

ALTIM

30.10"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 120°/19 kt, gusting 27. 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 142353Z AUTO 12019G27KT 10SM CLR 32/10 A3010 RMK AO2 PK WND 13028/2308 SLP127 T03220100 10339 20317 56010 $

KLHX · day 14 at 23:53 UTC · wind from 120° at 19 kt, gusts to 27 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1012.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 19 ktG27

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

120°19G27 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

12★ HDG 120° H19 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 5,803'

08 HDG 080° H15 kt X12 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 44%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

26 HDG 260° T15 kt X12 kt LEFT —

30 HDG 300° T19 kt X0 kt — —

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 +25°C

7,100FT

+2,871 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV4,229 FT OAT+32°C ISA DELTA+25°C PRESSURE ALT4,046 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 DANGEROUS

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+71%

-50%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+50%

-32%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+28%

-21%

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 LEVEL20,492 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:43ZSUNRISE

19:00ZSOLAR NOON

02:18ZSUNSET

02:48ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:57Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 20m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:48Z (2h 51m) DAY LENGTH14h 34m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:53Z MOONSET02:28Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KLAA

VFR

Southeast Colorado Regional Airport · Lamar

WIND: 140° / 10 ktG23
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 39 NM E
AGE: 4m ago

KPUB

VFR

Pueblo Memorial Airport · Pueblo

WIND: 100° / 18 ktG23
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 49 NM W
AGE: 4m ago

K8V7

VFR

Springfield Municipal Airport · Springfield

WIND: 130° / 15 ktG24
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW090
DIST: 55 NM SE
AGE: 22m ago

KTAD

VFR

Perry Stokes Airport · Trinidad

WIND: 140° / 12 ktG19
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 62 NM SW
AGE: 3m ago

K4V1

VFR

Spanish Peaks Airfield · Walsenburg

WIND: 080° / 8 ktG17
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 64 NM W
AGE: 22m ago

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