// Station · 10m ago

KMTJ

Montrose Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 020° / 7 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 9,000 ft

T/Td 15°C / 7.2°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

ELEV 5,759 FT

38.5098°N / 107.8940°W

LOCATION · Montrose, US

WIND

020°7 kt

KMTJ · 5,759 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 01Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

020°/7

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN090

LAYERS

BKN090 BKN120

T / Td

15 / 7

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 9,000 ft. Light winds at 020°/7 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 9,000 ft, and broken at 12,000 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 KMTJ 130153Z AUTO 02007KT 10SM BKN090 BKN120 15/07 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP092 T01500072

KMTJ · day 13 at 01:53 UTC · wind from 020° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 9,000 ft · broken layer at 12,000 ft · temp 15°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1009.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 020° @ 7 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

020°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

35★ HDG 350° H6 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 10,000'

31 HDG 310° H2 kt X7 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

13 HDG 130° T2 kt X7 kt LEFT —

17 HDG 170° T6 kt X3 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 6,759 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 +11°C

7,100FT

+1,341 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV5,759 FT OAT+15°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT5,706 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 MODERATE

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN120

Broken · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN090

Broken · base 9,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING9,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL13,335 ft VFR MARGIN+6,000 ft

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

13:18ZSUNRISE

18:59ZSOLAR NOON

00:39ZSUNSET

01:06ZCIVIL END

CURRENT02:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:06Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 20m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE14:41Z MOONSET02:02Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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