// Station · 5m ago
KGCK
Garden City Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 100° / 10 kt
VIS 8.0 SM
CEILING OVC at 12,000 ft
T/Td 17.8°C / 16.1°C
ALTIM 29.97 inHg
ELEV 2,891 FT
37.9275°N / 100.7240°W
LOCATION · Garden City, US
WIND
100°10 kt
KGCK · 2,891 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
100°/10
VIS
8.0 SM
CEILING
OVC120
LAYERS
OVC120
T / Td
18 / 16
ALTIM
29.97"
// Interpretation
VFR — ceiling 12,000 ft. Moderate winds at 100°/10 kt, visibility 8.0 SM, overcast at 12,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KGCK 271254Z 10010KT 8SM OVC120 18/16 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP116 T01780161
KGCK · day 27 at 12:54 UTC · wind from 100° at 10 kt · visibility 8.0 SM · overcast at 12,000 ft · temp 18°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.6 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 100° @ 10 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
100°10 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
12★
HDG 120°
H9 kt
X3 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 5,700'
17
HDG 170°
H3 kt
X9 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 90%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
35
HDG 350°
T3 kt
X9 kt RIGHT
—
30
HDG 300°
T9 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
—
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 +8°C
3,800FT
+909 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -500 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,891 FT
OAT+18°C
ISA DELTA+8°C
PRESSURE ALT2,838 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
+38%
-27%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+27%
-17%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+15%
-11%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)
11:25ZSUNRISE
18:41ZSOLAR NOON
01:57ZSUNSET
02:27ZCIVIL END
CURRENT12:59Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 57m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:27Z (13h 27m)
DAY LENGTH14h 31m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE20:13Z
MOONSET10:44Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
KDDC
MVFR
→
VFR
02Z
Dodge City Regional Airport · Dodge City
- WIND
- 100° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 5.0 SM
- CEILING
- OVC110
- DIST
- 37 NM E
- AGE
- 7m ago
KLBL
VFR
→
MVFR
16Z
Liberal Mid-America Regional Airport · Liberal
- WIND
- 080° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 54 NM S
- AGE
- 3m ago
KGUY
IFR
→
MVFR
16Z
Guymon Municipal Airport · Guymon
- WIND
- 090° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 2.5 SM
- CEILING
- BKN047
- DIST
- 83 NM SW
- AGE
- 6m ago
KHYS
VFR
→
MVFR
08Z
Hays Regional Airport · Hays
- WIND
- 120° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN046
- DIST
- 88 NM NE
- AGE
- 3m ago
KLAA
VFR
Southeast Colorado Regional Airport · Lamar
- WIND
- 050° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- BKN110
- DIST
- 93 NM W
- AGE
- 6m ago
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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