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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
7,200 6,000 4,800
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 16,111 FT SCT045 SKAR ELEV · 3,990 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT045
Scattered · base 4,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER4,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL16,111 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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