// Station · 21m ago
K3S8
Grants Pass Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 6 kt G11
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 34°C / -2°C
ALTIM 30.00 inHg
ELEV 1,126 FT
42.5101°N / 123.3880°W
LOCATION · Grants Pass, US
WIND
VRB6 kt
K3S8 · 1,126 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 01Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/6G11
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
34 / -2
ALTIM
30.00"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at variable/6 kt, gusting 11. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR K3S8 150155Z AUTO VRB06G11KT 10SM CLR 34/M02 A3000 RMK AO2
K3S8 · day 15 at 01:55 UTC · wind variable at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 34°C / dewpoint -2°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind VRB @ 6 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
VRB6G11 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
12
HDG 120°
—CALM
——
3,999'
30
HDG 300°
—CALM
——
3,999'
Pattern altitude: 2,126 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 +21°C
3,600FT
+2,474 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +2,400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,126 FT
OAT+34°C
ISA DELTA+21°C
PRESSURE ALT1,044 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KGCD
(Grant County Regional Airport / Ogilvie Field, John Day, elev 3,703 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+36%
-25%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+25%
-16%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+14%
-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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)
12:49ZSUNRISE
20:20ZSOLAR NOON
03:51ZSUNSET
04:24ZCIVIL END
CURRENT02:16Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 34m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:24Z (2h 08m)
DAY LENGTH15h 01m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE13:04Z
MOONSET04:05Z
FULL MOON IN14 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KMFR
VFR
Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport · Medford
- WIND
- 300° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM E
- AGE
- 23m ago
KRBG
VFR
Roseburg Regional Airport · Roseburg
- WIND
- 330° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 44 NM N
- AGE
- 23m ago
K4S1
VFR
Gold Beach Municipal Airport · Gold Beach
- WIND
- 340° / 9 ktG17
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 46 NM W
- AGE
- 21m ago
KBOK
VFR
Brookings Airport · Brookings
- WIND
- 160° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 48 NM SW
- AGE
- 20m ago
KCEC
VFR
→
LIFR
06Z
Jack Mc Namara Field Airport · Crescent City
- WIND
- 330° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 58 NM SW
- AGE
- 20m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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