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// Station · 19m ago

K4S1

Gold Beach Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 360° / 18 kt G26
VIS 7.0 SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 14°C / 8°C
ALTIM 30.25 inHg
ELEV 20 FT
42.4134°N / 124.4240°W
LOCATION · Gold Beach, US
N
WIND
360°18 kt
K4S1 · 20 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
360°/18G26
 
 
 
VIS
7.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
14 / 8
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.25"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 360°/18 kt, gusting 26. Visibility 7.0 SM 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 K4S1 302215Z AUTO 36018G26KT 320V020 7SM CLR 14/08 A3025 RMK AO2 PK WND 36028/33

K4S1 · day 30 at 22:15 UTC · wind from 360° at 18 kt, gusts to 26 kt · visibility 7.0 SM · temp 14°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 30.25" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 360° @ 18 ktG26
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
360°18G26 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
34 HDG 340° H17 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,200'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
16 HDG 160° T17 kt X6 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,020 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 -2°C

-500FT
-520 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT
-0 -600 -1,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV20 FT OAT+14°C ISA DELTA-2°C PRESSURE ALT-313 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCLR (Cliff Hatfield Memorial Airport, Calipatria, elev -182 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+0%
-0%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+0%
-0%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+0%
-0%

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 · 7,091 FT K4S1 ELEV · 20 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL7,091 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:45ZSUNRISE
20:16ZSOLAR NOON
03:47ZSUNSET
04:21ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:34Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 13m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:21Z (5h 47m) DAY LENGTH15h 01m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE00:18Z MOONSET15:20Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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