// Station · 9m ago

KRTN

Raton Municipal Airport / Crews Field

CAT VFR

WIND 160° / 14 kt G20

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 28.9°C / 7.8°C

ALTIM 30.25 inHg

ELEV 6,352 FT

36.7415°N / 104.5020°W

LOCATION · Raton, US

WIND

160°14 kt

KRTN · 6,352 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

160°/14G20

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

29 / 8

ALTIM

30.25"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 160°/14 kt, gusting 20. Visibility better than 10 statute miles 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 KRTN 142253Z AUTO 16014G20KT 10SM CLR 29/08 A3025 RMK AO2 SLP153 T02890078 $

KRTN · day 14 at 22:53 UTC · wind from 160° at 14 kt, gusts to 20 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 30.25" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 14 ktG20

3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

160°14G20 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

20★ HDG 200° H11 kt X9 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 7,615'

07 HDG 070° H0 kt X14 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 70%

25 HDG 250° H0 kt X14 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 70%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

02 HDG 020° T11 kt X9 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 7,352 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

9,100FT

+2,748 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV6,352 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+26°C PRESSURE ALT6,019 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

+91%

-64%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+64%

-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 · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL20,948 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:51ZSUNRISE

19:04ZSOLAR NOON

02:18ZSUNSET

02:48ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 16m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:48Z (3h 46m) DAY LENGTH14h 27m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:59Z MOONSET02:26Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius

KTAD

VFR

Perry Stokes Airport · Trinidad

WIND: 150° / 17 ktG26
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 32 NM N
AGE: 8m ago

KAXX

VFR

Angel Fire Airport · Angel Fire

WIND: 250° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN070
DIST: 43 NM SW
AGE: 7m ago

KN24

VFR

Questa Municipal Nr 2 Airport · Questa

WIND: 080° / 7 ktG17
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT120
DIST: 53 NM W
AGE: 7m ago

K4V1

VFR

Spanish Peaks Airfield · Walsenburg

WIND: 060° / 7 ktG14
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 59 NM N
AGE: 7m ago

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