// Station · 5m ago
KGAI
Montgomery County Airpark
CAT VFR
WIND 020° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 21.7°C / 7.2°C
ALTIM 30.02 inHg
ELEV 539 FT
39.1683°N / 77.1660°W
LOCATION · Gaithersburg, US
WIND
020°7 kt
KGAI · 539 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
020°/7
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
22 / 7
ALTIM
30.02"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 020°/7 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles 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 KGAI 302056Z AUTO 02007KT 180V060 10SM CLR 22/07 A3002 RMK AO2 SLP175 T02170072 51004
KGAI · day 30 at 20:56 UTC · wind from 020° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 30.02" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.5 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 020° @ 7 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
020°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
32★
HDG 320°
H4 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 4,202'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
14
HDG 140°
T3 kt
X6 kt LEFT
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Pattern altitude: 1,539 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 +8°C
1,300FT
+761 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -700 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV539 FT
OAT+22°C
ISA DELTA+8°C
PRESSURE ALT436 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KVVS
(Joseph A. Hardy Connellsville Airport, Connellsville, elev 1,267 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+13%
-9%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+9%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-4%
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-5)
09:46ZSUNRISE
17:07ZSOLAR NOON
00:28ZSUNSET
00:59ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:01Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 26m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:59Z (3h 58m)
DAY LENGTH14h 41m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE21:16Z
MOONSET11:58Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KCGS
VFR
College Park Airport · College Park
- WIND
- 350° / 12 ktG18
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 16 NM SE
- AGE
- 6m ago
KFDK
VFR
Frederick Municipal Airport · Frederick
- WIND
- 030° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 18 NM NW
- AGE
- 14m ago
KJYO
VFR
Leesburg Executive Airport · Leesburg
- WIND
- 350° / 12 ktG19
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM W
- AGE
- 6m ago
KIAD
VFR
Washington Dulles International Airport · Dulles
- WIND
- 010° / 9 ktG20
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW065
- DIST
- 19 NM SW
- AGE
- 9m ago
KFME
VFR
Fort Meade Executive Airport · Fort Meade(Odenton)
- WIND
- 350° / 8 ktG15
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT060
- DIST
- 20 NM E
- AGE
- 6m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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