// Station · 1h 0m ago · STALE

KMTJ

Montrose Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 090° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 8.9°C / 5°C

ALTIM 29.93 inHg

ELEV 5,759 FT

38.5098°N / 107.8940°W

LOCATION · Montrose, US

WIND

090°5 kt

KMTJ · 5,759 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 10Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

090°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT110

T / Td

9 / 5

ALTIM

29.93"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 090°/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered 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 KMTJ 271053Z AUTO 09005KT 10SM SCT110 09/05 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP073 T00890050

KMTJ · day 27 at 10:53 UTC · wind from 090° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 11,000 ft · temp 9°C / dewpoint 5°C · altimeter 29.93" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1007.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 090° @ 5 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

090°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

13★ HDG 130° H4 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 7,510'

17 HDG 170° H1 kt X5 kt LEFT 10,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

35 HDG 350° T1 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

31 HDG 310° T4 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

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 +5°C

6,400FT

+641 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV5,759 FT OAT+9°C ISA DELTA+5°C PRESSURE ALT5,747 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KEGE (Eagle County Regional Airport, Eagle, elev 6,548 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+64%

-45%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+45%

-29%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+26%

-19%

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)

SCT110

Scattered · base 11,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER11,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL10,254 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:53ZSUNRISE

19:10ZSOLAR NOON

02:27ZSUNSET

02:58ZCIVIL END

CURRENT11:53Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 33m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:58Z (15h 04m) DAY LENGTH14h 34m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE20:37Z MOONSET11:12Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KTEX

VFR

Telluride Regional Airport · Telluride

WIND: 130° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 33 NM S
AGE: 18m ago

KGUC

VFR

Gunnison Crested Butte Regional Airport · Gunnison

WIND: VRB / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN095
DIST: 45 NM E
AGE: 57m ago

KGJT

VFR

Grand Junction Regional Airport · Grand Junction

WIND: 090° / 12 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 47 NM NW
AGE: 1h 0m ago

KRIL

VFR

Garfield County Regional Airport · Rifle

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW110
DIST: 62 NM N
AGE: 1h 0m ago

KASE

VFR

Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) · Aspen

WIND: 170° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 64 NM NE
AGE: 1h 0m ago

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