// 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
WIND
020°8 kt
KGCK · 2,891 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
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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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
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
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
// 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
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
K36K
VFR
Kearny County Airport · Lakin
- WIND
- 040° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 25 NM W
- AGE
- 4m ago
KTQK
VFR
Scott City Municipal Airport · Scott City
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 34 NM N
- AGE
- 24m ago
KULS
VFR
Ulysses Airport · Ulysses
- WIND
- 050° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 36 NM SW
- AGE
- 4m ago
KDDC
VFR
Dodge City Regional Airport · Dodge City
- WIND
- 030° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 7.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 37 NM E
- AGE
- 7m ago
K3K7
VFR
Mark Hoard Memorial Airport · Leoti
- WIND
- 070° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 43 NM NW
- AGE
- 4m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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