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// Station · 22m ago

K4S1

Gold Beach Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 330° / 14 kt G17
VIS 9.0 SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 17°C / 12°C
ALTIM 30.11 inHg
ELEV 20 FT
42.4134°N / 124.4240°W
LOCATION · Gold Beach, US
N
WIND
330°14 kt
K4S1 · 20 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 23Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
330°/14G17
 
 
 
VIS
9.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
17 / 12
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.11"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 330°/14 kt, gusting 17. Visibility 9.0 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 142335Z AUTO 33014G17KT 9SM CLR 17/12 A3011 RMK AO2

K4S1 · day 14 at 23:35 UTC · wind from 330° at 14 kt, gusts to 17 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · temp 17°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.11" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 330° @ 14 ktG17
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
330°14G17 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
34 HDG 340° H14 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,200'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
16 HDG 160° T14 kt X2 kt RIGHT
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

0FT
-20 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
200 -400 -1,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV20 FT OAT+17°C ISA DELTA+2°C PRESSURE ALT-172 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KPFC (Pacific City State Airport, Pacific City, elev 5 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 · 8,606 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 LEVEL8,606 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:54ZSUNRISE
20:24ZSOLAR NOON
03:54ZSUNSET
04:28ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:57Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 57m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:28Z (4h 30m) DAY LENGTH15h 00m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE13:04Z MOONSET04:04Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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