// Station · 4h 59m ago · STALE
KGAD
Northeast Alabama Regional Airport
CAT —
WIND 060° / 5 kt
VIS —
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 27.8°C / 23.9°C
ALTIM 30.10 inHg
ELEV 569 FT
33.9726°N / 86.0890°W
LOCATION · Gadsden, US
WIND
060°5 kt
KGAD · 569 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 18Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
060°/5
VIS
—
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW019
T / Td
28 / 24
ALTIM
30.10"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 060°/5 kt. Visibility unreported and a few at 1,900 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KGAD 141856Z AUTO 06005KT FEW019 28/24 A3010 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S SLPNO T02780239 PWINO $
KGAD · day 14 at 18:56 UTC · wind from 060° at 5 kt · a few clouds at 1,900 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 060° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
060°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
06★
HDG 060°
H5 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 6,802'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
24
HDG 240°
T5 kt
X0 kt —
—
Pattern altitude: 1,569 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
2,000FT
+1,431 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV569 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT386 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KUOS
(Franklin County Airport, Sewanee, elev 1,953 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+20%
-14%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+14%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%
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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:44ZSUNRISE
17:51ZSOLAR NOON
00:57ZSUNSET
01:26ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:55Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 02m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:26Z (1h 31m)
DAY LENGTH14h 13m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:54Z
MOONSET01:07Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KASN
VFR
Talladega Municipal Airport · Talladega
- WIND
- VRB / 1 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM S
- AGE
- 20m ago
KANB
VFR
Anniston Regional Airport · Anniston
- WIND
- 080° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM SE
- AGE
- 1h 2m ago
KPLR
VFR
St Clair County Airport · Pell City
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM S
- AGE
- 20m ago
K8A1
MVFR
Guntersville Municipal Joe Starnes Field · Guntersville
- WIND
- 060° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 5.0 SM
- CEILING
- BKN038
- DIST
- 27 NM N
- AGE
- 20m ago
K4A9
VFR
Isbell Field · Fort Payne
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN065
- DIST
- 35 NM NE
- AGE
- 20m ago
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