// Station · 10m ago

KLXV

Lake County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 280° / 12 kt G24

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 10,000 ft

T/Td 11.7°C / -6.7°C

ALTIM 30.18 inHg

ELEV 9,927 FT

39.2203°N / 106.3170°W

LOCATION · Leadville, US

WIND

280°12 kt

KLXV · 9,927 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

280°/12G24

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN100

LAYERS

FEW080 BKN100

T / Td

12 / -7

ALTIM

30.18"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 10,000 ft. Moderate winds at 280°/12 kt, gusting 24, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 8,000 ft, and broken at 10,000 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 KLXV 302053Z AUTO 28012G24KT 10SM FEW080 BKN100 12/M07 A3018 RMK AO2 PK WND 26027/2022 WSHFT 2018 SLP090 T01171067 53008

KLXV · day 30 at 20:53 UTC · wind from 280° at 12 kt, gusts to 24 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 8,000 ft · broken layer at 10,000 ft · temp 12°C / dewpoint -7°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1009.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 12 ktG24

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

280°12G24 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

34★ HDG 340° H6 kt X10 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,400'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

16 HDG 160° T6 kt X10 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 10,927 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 +16°C

11,600FT

+1,673 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -700 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV9,927 FT OAT+12°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT9,664 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 11,600 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,673 ft above KLXV's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+116%

-81%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+81%

-52%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+46%

-35%

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)

BKN100

Broken · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW080

Few · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING10,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL15,836 ft VFR MARGIN+7,000 ft

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

11:43ZSUNRISE

19:04ZSOLAR NOON

02:25ZSUNSET

02:56ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 21m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:56Z (5h 53m) DAY LENGTH14h 42m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE23:12Z MOONSET13:55Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

KASE

VFR

Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) · Aspen

WIND: 220° / 7 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW090
DIST: 26 NM W
AGE: 10m ago

KAEJ

VFR

Central Colorado Regional Airport · Buena Vista

WIND: 250° / 16 ktG29
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 26 NM S
AGE: 8m ago

KEGE

VFR

Eagle County Regional Airport · Eagle

WIND: 260° / 15 ktG19
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 38 NM NW
AGE: 7m ago

KANK

VFR

Salida Airport - Harriet Alexander Field · Salida

WIND: 280° / 12 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 43 NM S
AGE: 8m ago

K20V

VFR

McElroy Airfield · Kremmling

WIND: 240° / 11 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 50 NM N
AGE: 8m ago

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