// Station · 9m ago
K8A1
Guntersville Municipal Joe Starnes Field
CAT VFR
WIND 270° / 4 kt
VIS 8.0 SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 28°C / 23°C
ALTIM 29.89 inHg
ELEV 615 FT
34.4030°N / 86.2636°W
LOCATION · Guntersville, US
WIND
270°4 kt
K8A1 · 615 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
270°/4
VIS
8.0 SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
28 / 23
ALTIM
29.89"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 270°/4 kt. Visibility 8.0 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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METAR K8A1 302055Z AUTO 27004KT 8SM CLR 28/23 A2989 RMK AO2
K8A1 · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 270° at 4 kt · visibility 8.0 SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.89" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 270° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
270°4 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 +14°C
2,400FT
+1,785 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV615 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT642 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at K6A4
(Johnson County Airport, Mountain City, elev 2,240 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+24%
-17%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+17%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-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.
// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:36ZSUNRISE
17:44ZSOLAR NOON
00:52ZSUNSET
01:20ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:04Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 47m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:20Z (4h 16m)
DAY LENGTH14h 16m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE22:05Z
MOONSET12:21Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KDCU
VFR
Pryor Field Regional Airport · Decatur
- WIND
- 040° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN055
- DIST
- 37 NM NW
- AGE
- 11m ago
KFYM
VFR
Fayetteville Municipal Airport · Fayetteville
- WIND
- 090° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW021
- DIST
- 42 NM N
- AGE
- 9m ago
KPLR
VFR
St Clair County Airport · Pell City
- WIND
- 220° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW032
- DIST
- 51 NM S
- AGE
- 9m ago
KANB
VFR
Anniston Regional Airport · Anniston
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN050
- DIST
- 53 NM SE
- AGE
- 11m ago
KRMG
VFR
Richard B Russell Airport · Rome
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW060
- DIST
- 55 NM E
- AGE
- 11m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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