// Station · 20m ago
KGAD
Northeast Alabama Regional Airport
CAT —
WIND 010° / 7 kt
VIS —
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 27.8°C / 23.9°C
ALTIM 29.90 inHg
ELEV 569 FT
33.9726°N / 86.0890°W
LOCATION · Gadsden, US
WIND
010°7 kt
KGAD · 569 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
010°/7
VIS
—
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW027
T / Td
28 / 24
ALTIM
29.90"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 010°/7 kt. Visibility unreported and a few at 2,700 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KGAD 301956Z AUTO 01007KT FEW027 28/24 A2990 RMK AO2 SLP124 P0004 T02780239 PWINO $
KGAD · day 30 at 19:56 UTC · wind from 010° at 7 kt · a few clouds at 2,700 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.90" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1012.4 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 010° @ 7 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
010°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
06★
HDG 060°
H4 kt
X5 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 6,802'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
24
HDG 240°
T4 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
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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
2,300FT
+1,731 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV569 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT587 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
+23%
-16%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+16%
-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.
// Cloud layers · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:36ZSUNRISE
17:43ZSOLAR NOON
00:50ZSUNSET
01:18ZCIVIL END
CURRENT20:16Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 33m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:18Z (5h 02m)
DAY LENGTH14h 13m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE22:04Z
MOONSET12:18Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KANB
VFR
Anniston Regional Airport · Anniston
- WIND
- 010° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN046
- DIST
- 26 NM SE
- AGE
- 23m ago
KPLR
VFR
St Clair County Airport · Pell City
- WIND
- 240° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW036
- DIST
- 26 NM S
- AGE
- 21m ago
K8A1
VFR
Guntersville Municipal Joe Starnes Field · Guntersville
- WIND
- 230° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM N
- AGE
- 21m ago
K4A9
VFR
Isbell Field · Fort Payne
- WIND
- 110° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN080
- DIST
- 35 NM NE
- AGE
- 21m ago
KBHM
VFR
→
IFR
08Z
Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport · Birmingham
- WIND
- 260° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 41 NM SW
- AGE
- 23m ago
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