// Station · 8m ago

SKTM

Gustavo Vargas Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 050° / 9 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 4,800 ft

T/Td 24°C / 23°C

ALTIM 30.03 inHg

WX -SHRA

ELEV 1,050 FT

6.4511°N / 71.7603°W

LOCATION · Tame, CO

WIND

050°9 kt

SKTM · 1,050 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

050°/9

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN048

LAYERS

BKN048 OVC053

T / Td

24 / 23

ALTIM

30.03"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,800 ft. Moderate winds at 050°/9 kt, visibility 6+ SM, broken at 4,800 ft, and overcast at 5,300 ft. Reported weather: -SHRA. 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 SKTM 111500Z AUTO 05009KT 9999 -SHRA BKN048/// OVC053/// 24/23 Q1017

SKTM · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 050° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · broken layer at 4,800 ft · overcast at 5,300 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg · weather: -SHRA

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 050° @ 9 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

050°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

07★ HDG 070° H8 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,561'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

25 HDG 250° T8 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 2,050 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 +11°C

2,200FT

+1,150 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -700 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,050 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT938 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at SKGZ (La Jagua Airport, Garzón, elev 2,620 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+22%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-10%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+9%

-7%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC053

Overcast · base 5,300 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN048

Broken · base 4,800 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,800 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER5,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,171 ft VFR MARGIN+1,800 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

10:39ZSUNRISE

16:53ZSOLAR NOON

23:07ZSUNSET

23:30ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:08Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 59m VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:30Z (8h 21m) DAY LENGTH12h 28m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:05Z MOONSET20:33Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of SKTM.

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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