// Station · 39m ago
KGCD
Grant County Regional Airport / Ogilvie Field
CAT VFR
WIND 250° / 12 kt G15
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 17°C / 0.3°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 3,703 FT
44.4042°N / 118.9630°W
LOCATION · John Day, US
WIND
250°12 kt
KGCD · 3,703 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
250°/12G15
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
17 / 0
ALTIM
30.12"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 250°/12 kt, gusting 15. 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 KGCD 302055Z AUTO 25012G15KT 10SM CLR 17/00 A3012 RMK AO2 T01700003
KGCD · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 250° at 12 kt, gusts to 15 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 17°C / dewpoint 0°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 250° @ 12 ktG15
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
250°12G15 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
27★
HDG 270°
H11 kt
X4 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 4,100'
17
HDG 170°
H2 kt
X12 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 80%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
35
HDG 350°
T2 kt
X12 kt LEFT
—
09
HDG 090°
T11 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 4,703 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 +9°C
4,600FT
+897 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV3,703 FT
OAT+17°C
ISA DELTA+9°C
PRESSURE ALT3,499 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KLKV
(Lake County Airport, Lakeview, elev 4,733 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+46%
-32%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+32%
-21%
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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)
12:17ZSUNRISE
19:54ZSOLAR NOON
03:32ZSUNSET
04:08ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:34Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 57m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:08Z (6h 33m)
DAY LENGTH15h 15m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE23:47Z
MOONSET15:03Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
KBNO
VFR
Burns Municipal Airport · Burns
- WIND
- 270° / 11 ktG20
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 49 NM S
- AGE
- 41m ago
KBKE
VFR
Baker City Municipal Airport · Baker City
- WIND
- 330° / 14 ktG22
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 56 NM NE
- AGE
- 41m ago
KLGD
VFR
La Grande/Union County Airport · La Grande
- WIND
- 340° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 67 NM NE
- AGE
- 38m ago
K9S9
VFR
Lexington Airport · Lexington
- WIND
- 270° / 15 ktG20
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 70 NM NW
- AGE
- 19m ago
KPDT
VFR
Eastern Oregon Regional Airport at Pendleton · Pendleton
- WIND
- 270° / 16 ktG24
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 78 NM N
- AGE
- 41m ago
// Area map · 80 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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