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// Station · 5m ago

KGCK

Garden City Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 020° / 8 kt
VIS 7.0 SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 21.1°C / 20.6°C
ALTIM 30.13 inHg
ELEV 2,891 FT
37.9275°N / 100.7240°W
LOCATION · Garden City, US
N
WIND
020°8 kt
KGCK · 2,891 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
020°/8
 
 
 
VIS
7.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW039
 
 
 
T / Td
21 / 21
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.13"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 020°/8 kt. Visibility 7.0 SM and a few at 3,900 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 KGCK 111354Z 02008KT 7SM FEW039 21/21 A3013 RMK AO2 SLP169 T02110206

KGCK · day 11 at 13:54 UTC · wind from 020° at 8 kt · visibility 7.0 SM · a few clouds at 3,900 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.13" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 020° @ 8 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
020°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
35 HDG 350° H7 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,299'
30 HDG 300° H1 kt X8 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
12 HDG 120° T1 kt X8 kt LEFT
17 HDG 170° T7 kt X4 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 3,891 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 +11°C

4,000FT
+1,109 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT
5,900 4,800 3,700
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,891 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT2,679 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
+40%
-28%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+28%
-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,548 FT FEW039 KGCK ELEV · 2,891 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW039
Few · base 3,900 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER3,900 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL13,548 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:30ZSUNRISE
18:49ZSOLAR NOON
02:08ZSUNSET
02:38ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:59Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 08m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:38Z (12h 38m) DAY LENGTH14h 37m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:54Z MOONSET23:31Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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