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// Station · 21m ago

KMTJ

Montrose Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 7.0 SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 23.9°C / 3.3°C
ALTIM 30.26 inHg
ELEV 5,759 FT
38.5098°N / 107.8940°W
LOCATION · Montrose, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
KMTJ · 5,759 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
7.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
24 / 3
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.26"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. Visibility 7.0 SM 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 KMTJ 111453Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM CLR 24/03 A3026 RMK AO2 SLP150 T02390033 51014

KMTJ · day 11 at 14:53 UTC · winds calm · visibility 7.0 SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 3°C · altimeter 30.26" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
17 HDG 170° CALM 10,000'
35 HDG 350° CALM 10,000'
13 HDG 130° CALM 7,510'
31 HDG 310° CALM 7,510'
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 +20°C

7,800FT
+2,041 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
9,700 8,050 6,400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV5,759 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+20°C PRESSURE ALT5,417 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KASE (Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field), Aspen, elev 7,820 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+78%
-55%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+55%
-35%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+31%
-23%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 17,830 FT KMTJ ELEV · 5,759 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL17,830 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:57ZSUNRISE
19:18ZSOLAR NOON
02:38ZSUNSET
03:09ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:14Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 23m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:09Z (11h 54m) DAY LENGTH14h 40m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:23Z MOONSET00:04Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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