// 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
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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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
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
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
// 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
K2C8
VFR
Cavalier Municipal Airport · Cavalier
- WIND
- 040° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 8.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 25 NM NW
- AGE
- 6m ago
KRDR
VFR
Grand Forks Air Force Base · Grand Forks
- WIND
- 040° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM S
- AGE
- 1h 6m ago
KHCO
VFR
Hallock Municipal Airport · Hallock
- WIND
- 020° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM NE
- AGE
- 6m ago
KGFK
VFR
Grand Forks International Airport · Grand Forks
- WIND
- 020° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT050
- DIST
- 28 NM S
- AGE
- 8m ago
K96D
VFR
Walhalla Municipal Airport · Walhalla
- WIND
- 010° / 8 ktG13
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 38 NM NW
- AGE
- 6m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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