// 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
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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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
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
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
// 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)
KONM
VFR
Socorro Municipal Airport · Socorro
- WIND
- 330° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 51 NM N
- AGE
- 4m ago
KSVC
VFR
Grant County Airport · Silver City
- WIND
- 310° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 57 NM SW
- AGE
- 24m ago
KLRU
VFR
Las Cruces International Airport · Las Cruces
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 60 NM S
- AGE
- 4m ago
KDMN
VFR
Deming Municipal Airport · Deming
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 63 NM S
- AGE
- 6m ago
KHMN
VFR
Holloman Air Force Base · Alamogordo
- WIND
- 280° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN140
- DIST
- 63 NM E
- AGE
- 1h 4m ago
// Area map · 80 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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