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// Station · 10m ago

KGBG

Galesburg Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 090° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29.1°C / 8°C
ALTIM 29.98 inHg
ELEV 764 FT
40.9380°N / 90.4311°W
LOCATION · Galesburg, US
N
WIND
090°8 kt
KGBG · 764 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
090°/8
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 8
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.98"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 090°/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 KGBG 302055Z AUTO 09008KT 10SM CLR 29/08 A2998 RMK AO2 T02910080

KGBG · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 090° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 29.98" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 090° @ 8 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
090°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
10 HDG 100° H8 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,600'
03 HDG 030° H4 kt X7 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 88%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
21 HDG 210° T4 kt X7 kt LEFT
28 HDG 280° T8 kt X1 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,764 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

2,600FT
+1,836 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
2,900 1,750 600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV764 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT702 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KANW (Ainsworth Regional Airport, Ainsworth, elev 2,589 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+26%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-12%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-8%

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 · 15,461 FT KGBG ELEV · 764 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,461 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:34ZSUNRISE
18:00ZSOLAR NOON
01:26ZSUNSET
01:59ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 21m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:59Z (4h 54m) DAY LENGTH14h 52m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE22:04Z MOONSET12:56Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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