// Station · 21m ago

KSAF

Santa Fe Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 120° / 9 kt G16

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 23.9°C / 11.1°C

ALTIM 30.34 inHg

ELEV 6,348 FT

35.6171°N / 106.0890°W

LOCATION · Santa Fe, US

WIND

120°9 kt

KSAF · 6,348 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

120°/9G16

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

24 / 11

ALTIM

30.34"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 120°/9 kt, gusting 16. 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 KSAF 111553Z 12009G16KT 10SM CLR 24/11 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP157 T02390111

KSAF · day 11 at 15:53 UTC · wind from 120° at 9 kt, gusts to 16 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.34" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 9 ktG16

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

120°9G16 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

10★ HDG 100° H8 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,301'

15 HDG 150° H8 kt X4 kt LEFT 6,316'

20 HDG 200° H2 kt X9 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 56%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

02 HDG 020° T2 kt X9 kt RIGHT —

28 HDG 280° T8 kt X3 kt LEFT —

33 HDG 330° T8 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 7,348 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 +21°C

8,400FT

+2,052 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -800 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV6,348 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+21°C PRESSURE ALT5,926 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAXX (Angel Fire Airport, Angel Fire, elev 8,380 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+84%

-59%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+59%

-38%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+34%

-25%

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 LEVEL18,419 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:58ZSUNRISE

19:10ZSOLAR NOON

02:23ZSUNSET

02:52ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:14Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 08m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:52Z (10h 38m) DAY LENGTH14h 24m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:26Z MOONSET23:51Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KLAM

VFR

Los Alamos Airport · Los Alamos

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 18 NM NW
AGE: 19m ago

K0E0

VFR

Moriarty Municipal Airport · Moriarty

WIND: 150° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 39 NM S
AGE: 19m ago

KABQ

VFR

Albuquerque International Sunport · Albuquerque

WIND: 090° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW200
DIST: 43 NM SW
AGE: 22m ago

KAEG

VFR

Double Eagle II Airport · Albuquerque

WIND: 130° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 45 NM SW
AGE: 24m ago

KLVS

VFR

Las Vegas Municipal Airport · Las Vegas

WIND: 180° / 13 ktG17
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 46 NM E
AGE: 21m ago

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