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// Station · 18m ago

K4R5

Major Gilbert Field Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 280° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 34.7°C / 21.6°C
ALTIM 30.01 inHg
ELEV 649 FT
46.7887°N / 90.7587°W
LOCATION · La Pointe, US
N
WIND
280°6 kt
K4R5 · 649 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
280°/6
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
35 / 22
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.01"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 280°/6 kt. 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR K4R5 142155Z AUTO 28006KT 10SM CLR 35/22 A3001 RMK AO2 T03470216

K4R5 · day 14 at 21:55 UTC · wind from 280° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 35°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.01" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
280°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
22 HDG 220° H3 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,000'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
04 HDG 040° T3 kt X5 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,649 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

3,100FT
+2,451 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
3,400 2,400 1,400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV649 FT OAT+35°C ISA DELTA+21°C PRESSURE ALT558 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KHSR (Hot Springs Municipal Airport, Hot Springs, elev 3,150 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+31%
-22%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+22%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 18,174 FT K4R5 ELEV · 649 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL18,174 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:24ZSUNRISE
18:09ZSOLAR NOON
01:55ZSUNSET
02:33ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 42m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:33Z (4h 20m) DAY LENGTH15h 31m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:30Z MOONSET02:02Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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