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// KGBD · Great Bend Municipal Airport · Great Bend

// Station · 9m ago

KGBD

Great Bend Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 100° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31.7°C / 15.6°C
ALTIM 30.13 inHg
ELEV 1,887 FT
38.3443°N / 98.8592°W
LOCATION · Great Bend, US
N
WIND
100°8 kt
KGBD · 1,887 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
100°/8
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
32 / 16
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.13"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 100°/8 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 KGBD 142256Z AUTO 10008KT 10SM CLR 32/16 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP183 T03170156 $

KGBD · day 14 at 22:56 UTC · wind from 100° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.13" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 100° @ 8 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
100°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
11★ HDG 110° H8 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,706'
17 HDG 170° H3 kt X8 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
35 HDG 350° T3 kt X8 kt RIGHT —
29 HDG 290° T8 kt X1 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

4,100FT
+2,213 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
4,400 3,250 2,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,887 FT OAT+32°C ISA DELTA+20°C PRESSURE ALT1,675 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KGLD (Goodland Municipal Airport, Goodland, elev 3,656 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+41%
-29%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+29%
-18%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+16%
-12%

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 · 17,897 FT KGBD ELEV · 1,887 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL17,897 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:24ZSUNRISE
18:42ZSOLAR NOON
02:00ZSUNSET
02:31ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 54m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:31Z (3h 25m) DAY LENGTH14h 36m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE11:32Z MOONSET02:08Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KMPR
VFR
Mc Pherson Airport · Mc Pherson
WIND
120° / 10 kt
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
DIST
55 NM E
AGE
10m ago

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