// Station · 6m ago

KN24

Questa Municipal Nr 2 Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 090° / 19 kt G27

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 9,000 ft

T/Td 15.4°C / 10.4°C

ALTIM 30.41 inHg

WX VCTS -RA

ELEV 7,700 FT

36.8003°N / 105.5980°W

LOCATION · Questa, US

WIND

090°19 kt

KN24 · 7,700 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 21Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

090°/19G27

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC090

LAYERS

SCT049 SCT060 OVC090

T / Td

15 / 10

ALTIM

30.41"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 9,000 ft. Brisk winds at 090°/19 kt, gusting 27, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 4,900 ft, scattered at 6,000 ft, and overcast at 9,000 ft. Reported weather: VCTS -RA. 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 KN24 142115Z AUTO 09019G27KT 10SM -VCTSRA SCT049 SCT060 OVC090 15/10 A3041 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT E THRU S P0001 T01540104

KN24 · day 14 at 21:15 UTC · wind from 090° at 19 kt, gusts to 27 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 4,900 ft · scattered layer at 6,000 ft · overcast at 9,000 ft · temp 15°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 30.41" Hg · weather: VCTS -RA · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 090° @ 19 ktG27

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

090°19G27 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

17★ HDG 170° H3 kt X19 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,861'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

35 HDG 350° T3 kt X19 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 8,700 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 +15°C

9,000FT

+1,300 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,000 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV7,700 FT OAT+15°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT7,207 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KTEX (Telluride Regional Airport, Telluride, elev 9,070 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+90%

-63%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+63%

-41%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+36%

-27%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC090

Overcast · base 9,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

SCT060

Scattered · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT049

Scattered · base 4,900 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING9,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER9,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL15,478 ft VFR MARGIN+6,000 ft

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

11:55ZSUNRISE

19:09ZSOLAR NOON

02:23ZSUNSET

02:53ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:21Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 02m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:53Z (5h 32m) DAY LENGTH14h 27m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE12:00Z MOONSET02:27Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 60 NM radius

KAXX

VFR

Angel Fire Airport · Angel Fire

WIND: 110° / 16 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 27 NM SE
AGE: 6m ago

KALS

—

San Luis Valley Regional Airport/Bergman Field · Alamosa

WIND: CALM
VIS: —
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 40 NM N
AGE: 29m ago

KRTN

VFR

Raton Municipal Airport / Crews Field · Raton

WIND: 170° / 15 ktG23
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT075
DIST: 53 NM E
AGE: 13m ago

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