// Station · 4m ago

KLXV

Lake County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 180° / 7 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 11,000 ft

T/Td 22.2°C / 0°C

ALTIM 30.53 inHg

ELEV 9,927 FT

39.2203°N / 106.3170°W

LOCATION · Leadville, US

WIND

180°7 kt

KLXV · 9,927 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 23Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/7

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC110

LAYERS

OVC110

T / Td

22 / 0

ALTIM

30.53"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 11,000 ft. Light winds at 180°/7 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, overcast at 11,000 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 142353Z AUTO 18007KT 10SM OVC110 22/00 A3053 RMK AO2 SLP164 T02220000 10278 20194 58011

KLXV · day 14 at 23:53 UTC · wind from 180° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 11,000 ft · temp 22°C / dewpoint 0°C · altimeter 30.53" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 7 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

180°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

16★ HDG 160° H7 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,400'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

34 HDG 340° T7 kt X2 kt LEFT —

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 +26°C

12,400FT

+2,473 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV9,927 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+26°C PRESSURE ALT9,316 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 12,400 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,473 ft above KLXV's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+124%

-87%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+87%

-56%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+50%

-37%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC110

Overcast · base 11,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING11,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER11,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL21,139 ft VFR MARGIN+8,000 ft

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

11:51ZSUNRISE

19:12ZSOLAR NOON

02:32ZSUNSET

03:04ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:57Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 34m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:04Z (3h 06m) DAY LENGTH14h 41m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE12:01Z MOONSET02:42Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KASE

VFR

Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) · Aspen

WIND: 150° / 17 ktG24
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 26 NM W
AGE: 4m ago

KAEJ

VFR

Central Colorado Regional Airport · Buena Vista

WIND: 120° / 16 ktG20
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT120
DIST: 26 NM S
AGE: 22m ago

KEGE

VFR

Eagle County Regional Airport · Eagle

WIND: 070° / 12 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 38 NM NW
AGE: 1m ago

KANK

VFR

Salida Airport - Harriet Alexander Field · Salida

WIND: 350° / 10 ktG18
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: SCT140
DIST: 43 NM S
AGE: 22m ago

K20V

VFR

McElroy Airfield · Kremmling

WIND: 200° / 15 ktG28
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 50 NM N
AGE: 22m ago

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