// Station · 14m ago
SKAR
El Eden Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 280° / 4 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 24°C / 20°C
ALTIM 30.03 inHg
ELEV 3,990 FT
4.4528°N / 75.7664°W
LOCATION · Armenia, CO
WIND
280°4 kt
SKAR · 3,990 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
280°/4
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
SCT045
T / Td
24 / 20
ALTIM
30.03"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 280°/4 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 4,500 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR SKAR 111500Z 28004KT 220V340 9999 SCT045 24/20 Q1017
SKAR · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 280° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 4,500 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 280° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
280°4 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
02
HDG 020°
—CALM
——
7,045'
20
HDG 200°
—CALM
——
7,045'
Pattern altitude: 4,990 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 +17°C
5,900FT
+1,910 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,990 FT
OAT+24°C
ISA DELTA+17°C
PRESSURE ALT3,878 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at SKPS
(Antonio Nariño Airport, Chachagüí, elev 5,951 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+59%
-41%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+41%
-27%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+24%
-18%
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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)
10:58ZSUNRISE
17:09ZSOLAR NOON
23:20ZSUNSET
23:42ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:14Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 05m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:42Z (8h 28m)
DAY LENGTH12h 21m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:24Z
MOONSET20:46Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
SKGO
VFR
Santa Ana Airport · Cartago
- WIND
- VRB / 1 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM NW
- AGE
- 14m ago
SKPE
VFR
Matecaña International Airport · Pereira
- WIND
- 300° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT020
- DIST
- 22 NM N
- AGE
- 14m ago
SKIB
VFR
Perales Airport · Ibagué
- WIND
- 140° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW070
- DIST
- 38 NM E
- AGE
- 14m ago
SKMZ
MVFR
La Nubia Airport · Manizales
- WIND
- 300° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 4.3 SM
- CEILING
- BKN015
- DIST
- 39 NM NE
- AGE
- 14m ago
SKGI
VFR
Santiago Vila Airport · Girardot
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 59 NM E
- AGE
- 14m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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