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// Station · 6m ago

KGAF

Hutson Field
CAT VFR
WIND 020° / 10 kt
VIS 9.0 SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29°C / 18°C
ALTIM 30.13 inHg
ELEV 824 FT
48.4047°N / 97.3709°W
LOCATION · Grafton, US
N
WIND
020°10 kt
KGAF · 824 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
020°/10
 
 
 
VIS
9.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 18
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.13"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 020°/10 kt. 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 KGAF 142255Z AUTO 02010KT 9SM CLR 29/18 A3013 RMK AO2 PWINO

KGAF · day 14 at 22:55 UTC · wind from 020° at 10 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.13" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 020° @ 10 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
020°10 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
35 HDG 350° H9 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,898'
08 HDG 080° H5 kt X9 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 90%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
26 HDG 260° T5 kt X9 kt RIGHT
17 HDG 170° T9 kt X5 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,824 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

2,400FT
+1,576 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,000 FT
3,700 2,450 1,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV824 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT612 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KXWA (Williston Basin International Airport, Williston, elev 2,344 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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,470 FT KGAF ELEV · 824 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,470 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:44ZSUNRISE
18:36ZSOLAR NOON
02:28ZSUNSET
03:08ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 26m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:08Z (4h 06m) DAY LENGTH15h 44m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:52Z MOONSET02:36Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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