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// K8A1 · Guntersville Municipal Joe Starnes Field · Guntersville

// Station · 6m ago

K8A1

Guntersville Municipal Joe Starnes Field
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29°C / 19°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 615 FT
34.4030°N / 86.2636°W
LOCATION · Guntersville, US
N
WIND
VRB5 kt
K8A1 · 615 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 18Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 19
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.09"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/5 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 K8A1 131835Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM CLR 29/19 A3009 RMK AO2

K8A1 · day 13 at 18:35 UTC · wind variable at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 5 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
VRB5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
07 HDG 070° —CALM —— 5,005'
25 HDG 250° —CALM —— 5,005'
Pattern altitude: 1,615 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 +15°C

2,200FT
+1,585 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV615 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT444 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAVL (Asheville Regional Airport, Asheville, elev 2,165 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+22%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,261 FT K8A1 ELEV · 615 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,261 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:49ZSUNRISE
17:32ZSOLAR NOON
23:14ZSUNSET
23:40ZCIVIL END
CURRENT18:41Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 33m VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:40Z (4h 58m) DAY LENGTH11h 25m
Waxing Crescent
ILLUMINATION6% MOONRISE13:46Z MOONSET01:11Z FULL MOON IN12 days

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