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// Station · 10m ago

KGAO

South Lafourche Leonard Miller Jr Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 200° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30.8°C / 21.2°C
ALTIM 29.91 inHg
ELEV 1 FT
29.4411°N / 90.2611°W
LOCATION · Galliano, US
N
WIND
200°6 kt
KGAO · 1 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
200°/6
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
31 / 21
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.91"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 200°/6 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KGAO 302135Z AUTO 20006KT 10SM CLR 31/21 A2991 RMK AO2 T03080212

KGAO · day 30 at 21:35 UTC · wind from 200° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 200° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
200°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
18 HDG 180° H6 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,500'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
36 HDG 360° T6 kt X2 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,001 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 +16°C

1,900FT
+1,899 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
2,100 1,450 800
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT7 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
+19%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,557 FT KGAO ELEV · 1 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,557 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:03ZSUNRISE
18:00ZSOLAR NOON
00:56ZSUNSET
01:23ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:45Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 10m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:23Z (3h 37m) DAY LENGTH13h 52m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:34Z MOONSET12:27Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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