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// Station · 13m ago

K0D8

Gettysburg Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 140° / 15 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING BKN at 3,400 ft
T/Td 24°C / 16°C
ALTIM 29.83 inHg
ELEV 2,062 FT
44.9867°N / 99.9528°W
LOCATION · Gettysburg, US
N
WIND
140°15 kt
K0D8 · 2,062 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
140°/15
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN034
 
 
 
LAYERS
BKN034 BKN040
 
 
 
T / Td
24 / 16
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.83"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 3,400 ft. Brisk winds at 140°/15 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 3,400 ft, and broken at 4,000 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 K0D8 302055Z AUTO 14015KT 10SM BKN034 BKN040 24/16 A2983 RMK A01

K0D8 · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 140° at 15 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 3,400 ft · broken layer at 4,000 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 29.83" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 15 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
140°15 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
13 HDG 130° H15 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,400'
22 HDG 220° H3 kt X15 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
04 HDG 040° T3 kt X15 kt RIGHT
31 HDG 310° T15 kt X3 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 3,062 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 +13°C

3,700FT
+1,638 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +800 FT
3,900 3,300 2,700
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,062 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT2,151 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KSPF (Black Hills Airport-Clyde Ice Field, Spearfish, elev 3,931 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+37%
-26%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+26%
-17%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+15%
-11%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,183 FT BKN034 · CEILING BKN040 K0D8 ELEV · 2,062 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
BKN040
Broken · base 4,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
BKN034
Broken · base 3,400 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
// Computed
CEILING3,400 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL14,183 ft VFR MARGIN+400 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

10:59ZSUNRISE
18:38ZSOLAR NOON
02:18ZSUNSET
02:54ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:08Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 10m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:54Z (5h 46m) DAY LENGTH15h 19m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:29Z MOONSET13:48Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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