// Station · 9m ago
K3S8
Grants Pass Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 300° / 6 kt G13
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 17°C / 4°C
ALTIM 30.24 inHg
ELEV 1,126 FT
42.5101°N / 123.3880°W
LOCATION · Grants Pass, US
WIND
300°6 kt
K3S8 · 1,126 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
300°/6G13
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW048
T / Td
17 / 4
ALTIM
30.24"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 300°/6 kt, gusting 13. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 4,800 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR K3S8 302055Z AUTO 30006G13KT 10SM FEW048 17/04 A3024 RMK AO2
K3S8 · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 300° at 6 kt, gusts to 13 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 4,800 ft · temp 17°C / dewpoint 4°C · altimeter 30.24" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 300° @ 6 ktG13
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
300°6G13 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
30★
HDG 300°
H6 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 3,999'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
12
HDG 120°
T6 kt
X0 kt —
—
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 +4°C
1,200FT
+74 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -700 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,126 FT
OAT+17°C
ISA DELTA+4°C
PRESSURE ALT804 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KMFR
(Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport, Medford, elev 1,335 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+12%
-8%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+8%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-4%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)
12:41ZSUNRISE
20:12ZSOLAR NOON
03:43ZSUNSET
04:17ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:04Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 39m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:17Z (7h 13m)
DAY LENGTH15h 02m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE00:11Z
MOONSET15:13Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KMFR
VFR
Rogue Valley International-Medford Airport · Medford
- WIND
- 360° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT048
- DIST
- 24 NM E
- AGE
- 11m ago
KRBG
VFR
Roseburg Regional Airport · Roseburg
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW050
- DIST
- 44 NM N
- AGE
- 11m ago
K4S1
IFR
Gold Beach Municipal Airport · Gold Beach
- WIND
- 360° / 18 ktG26
- VIS
- 2.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 46 NM W
- AGE
- 9m ago
KBOK
VFR
Brookings Airport · Brookings
- WIND
- 310° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 48 NM SW
- AGE
- 8m ago
KCEC
VFR
Jack Mc Namara Field Airport · Crescent City
- WIND
- 340° / 14 ktG26
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 58 NM SW
- AGE
- 8m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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