KITR — Kit Carson County
Burlington, CO · field elevation 4,218 ft · NON-ATCT
KITR current weather
VFR ceiling above 3,000 ft and visibility better than 5 statute miles
METAR KITR 111153Z AUTO 27008KT 10SM CLR 19/11 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP092 T01890106 10228 20183 56003
- Wind
- from 270° at 8 kt
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Sky
- clear below 12,000 ft
- Temperature
- 19 °C / dewpoint 11 °C
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Density altitude
- 5,575 ft · pressure altitude 4,138 ft
- Observed
- 22 minutes ago
Wind on each runway
Wind 270° at 8 kt. Positive is a headwind; the crosswind side is the one you hold into.
| Runway | Head / tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | 3 kt head | 8 kt from the left |
| 15 | 3 kt tail | 8 kt from the right |
48-hour trend
Eight days of observations, each readable in full — in the EFB →
Calculators: density altitude, pressure altitude, cloud base, crosswind
Weather cameras
4 within 20 nm, closest on the field. Last image 24 min ago.
View them, and the last eight hours — in the EFB →
Forecast
No TAF is issued for KITR — forecasters write them for about 700 US terminals, and this is not one.
MOS model forecasts for KITR — in the EFB →
Airport information
- Coordinates
- 39.24251, -102.28538
- Elevation
- 4,218 ft MSL
- Sunrise / sunset
- 1159Z / 0149Z
- Magnetic variation
- 6° (2020)
- Fuel
- 100LL,A1+
- Sectional
- Wichita
- County
- Kit Carson, CO
Everything else KITR publishes — in the EFB →
Runways
| Runway | Length (ft) | Width (ft) | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/33 | 5,199 | 75 | ASPH | MED |
Frequencies
- CTAF
- 122.8
- UNICOM
- 122.8
Published procedures
- 4 approaches — LE, LOC, RNAV (GPS)
Read the approach plates georeferenced — in the EFB →
Nearby airports
Elsewhere
- Make a poster of the KITR airport diagram or an approach plate
- Other Colorado airports
- How to read a METAR
- What VFR, MVFR, IFR and LIFR actually mean
- Live records — the strongest winds and lowest ceilings in the country right now
Weather from METAR and TAF, National Weather Service Aviation Weather Center. Airport, runway, frequency and procedure data from the FAA NASR 28-day cycle; charts from the FAA d-TPP. Advisory only — this is not a weather briefing.