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// Station · 6m ago

KTCS

Truth or Consequences Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 060° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26.7°C / 7.8°C
ALTIM 30.17 inHg
ELEV 4,853 FT
33.2369°N / 107.2720°W
LOCATION · Truth or Consequences, US
N
WIND
060°5 kt
KTCS · 4,853 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
060°/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
27 / 8
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.17"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 060°/5 kt. 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 KTCS 111353Z AUTO 06005KT 10SM CLR 27/08 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP114 T02670078

KTCS · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 060° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 30.17" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 060° @ 5 kt
6 USABLE · 4 AVOID
N
WIND
060°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 6 usable
07 HDG 070° H5 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 2,933'
01 HDG 010° H3 kt X4 kt RIGHT 3,302'
11 HDG 110° H3 kt X4 kt LEFT 6,981'
13 HDG 130° H2 kt X5 kt LEFT 7,202'
15 HDG 150° H0 kt X5 kt LEFT 3,001'
33 HDG 330° H0 kt X5 kt RIGHT 3,001'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 4 ends
31 HDG 310° T2 kt X5 kt RIGHT
19 HDG 190° T3 kt X4 kt LEFT
29 HDG 290° T3 kt X4 kt RIGHT
25 HDG 250° T5 kt X1 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 5,853 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

7,100FT
+2,247 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT
9,100 7,850 6,600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV4,853 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+21°C PRESSURE ALT4,599 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSKX (Taos Regional Airport, Taos, elev 7,095 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+71%
-50%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+50%
-32%
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 18,338 FT KTCS ELEV · 4,853 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL18,338 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:09ZSUNRISE
19:15ZSOLAR NOON
02:21ZSUNSET
02:50ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:59Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 22m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:50Z (12h 50m) DAY LENGTH14h 12m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:32Z MOONSET23:45Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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