// Station · 12m ago
KSTK
Sterling Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 100° / 16 kt G20
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 33°C / 11°C
ALTIM 30.14 inHg
ELEV 4,040 FT
40.6135°N / 103.2638°W
LOCATION · Sterling, US
WIND
100°16 kt
KSTK · 4,040 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
100°/16G20
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
33 / 11
ALTIM
30.14"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 100°/16 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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METAR KSTK 142255Z AUTO 10016G20KT 10SM CLR 33/11 A3014 RMK AO2
KSTK · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 100° at 16 kt, gusts to 20 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.14" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 100° @ 16 ktG20
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
100°16G20 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
15★
HDG 150°
H10 kt
X12 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 5,201'
04
HDG 040°
H8 kt
X14 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 70%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
22
HDG 220°
T8 kt
X14 kt LEFT
—
33
HDG 330°
T10 kt
X12 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 5,040 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
6,900FT
+2,860 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV4,040 FT
OAT+33°C
ISA DELTA+26°C
PRESSURE ALT3,819 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KSBS
(Steamboat Springs Bob Adams Field, Steamboat Springs, elev 6,882 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+69%
-48%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+48%
-31%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+28%
-21%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)
11:35ZSUNRISE
18:59ZSOLAR NOON
02:24ZSUNSET
02:57ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:07Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 16m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:57Z (3h 49m)
DAY LENGTH14h 49m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE11:43Z
MOONSET02:33Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KAKO
VFR
Colorado Plains Regional Airport · Akron
- WIND
- 150° / 15 ktG25
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM S
- AGE
- 14m ago
KFMM
VFR
Fort Morgan Municipal Airport · Fort Morgan
- WIND
- 120° / 14 ktG24
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 30 NM SW
- AGE
- 12m ago
KIBM
VFR
Kimball Municipal Robert E Arraj Field · Kimball
- WIND
- 140° / 14 ktG26
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT080
- DIST
- 39 NM NW
- AGE
- 12m ago
K2V6
VFR
Yuma Municipal Airport · Yuma
- WIND
- 140° / 10 ktG16
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 40 NM SE
- AGE
- 33m ago
KHEQ
VFR
Holyoke Airport · Holyoke
- WIND
- 130° / 14 ktG18
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 45 NM E
- AGE
- 12m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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