// Station · 9m ago

KGBD

Great Bend Municipal Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 150° / 20 kt G29

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 31.1°C / 20°C

ALTIM 29.72 inHg

ELEV 1,887 FT

38.3443°N / 98.8592°W

LOCATION · Great Bend, US

WIND

150°20 kt

KGBD · 1,887 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

150°/20G29

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW047

T / Td

31 / 20

ALTIM

29.72"

// Interpretation

VFR with strong winds at 150°/20 kt, gusting 29. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 4,700 ft. 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 KGBD 302056Z AUTO 15020G29KT 10SM FEW047 31/20 A2972 RMK AO2 PK WND 14031/2042 SLP047 T03110200 58008 $

KGBD · day 30 at 20:56 UTC · wind from 150° at 20 kt, gusts to 29 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 4,700 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 29.72" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1004.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 150° @ 20 ktG29

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

150°20G29 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

17★ HDG 170° H19 kt X7 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 7,852'

11 HDG 110° H15 kt X13 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 45%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

29 HDG 290° T15 kt X13 kt LEFT —

35 HDG 350° T19 kt X7 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 2,887 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 +20°C

4,500FT

+2,613 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,887 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+20°C PRESSURE ALT2,085 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K8V7 (Springfield Municipal Airport, Springfield, elev 4,390 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+45%

-32%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+32%

-20%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+18%

-14%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW047

Few · base 4,700 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER4,700 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL17,594 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

11:15ZSUNRISE

18:34ZSOLAR NOON

01:53ZSUNSET

02:23ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 47m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:23Z (5h 18m) DAY LENGTH14h 37m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:45Z MOONSET13:22Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 60 NM radius

KMPR

VFR

Mc Pherson Airport · Mc Pherson

WIND: 140° / 19 ktG29
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 55 NM E
AGE: 10m ago

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