// Station · 1h 2m ago · STALE

KGDV

Dawson Community Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 150° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 20.6°C / 8.3°C

ALTIM 29.85 inHg

ELEV 2,458 FT

47.1377°N / 104.8069°W

LOCATION · Glendive, US

WIND

150°5 kt

KGDV · 2,458 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 11Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

150°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

21 / 8

ALTIM

29.85"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 150°/5 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 KGDV 271156Z AUTO 15005KT 10SM CLR 21/08 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP083 T02060083 10267 20194 51012 TSNO $

KGDV · day 27 at 11:56 UTC · wind from 150° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1008.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 150° @ 5 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

150°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

12★ HDG 120° H4 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,704'

20 HDG 200° H3 kt X4 kt LEFT 3,002'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

02 HDG 020° T3 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

30 HDG 300° T4 kt X2 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 3,458 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

3,800FT

+1,342 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -900 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,458 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT2,526 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KCTB (Cut Bank International Airport, Cut Bank, elev 3,854 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 · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,862 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:12ZSUNRISE

18:57ZSOLAR NOON

02:43ZSUNSET

03:21ZCIVIL END

CURRENT12:58Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 45m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:21Z (14h 23m) DAY LENGTH15h 30m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE19:59Z MOONSET11:30Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KMLS

VFR

Miles City Airport - Frank Wiley Field · Miles City

WIND: 150° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 62 NM SW
AGE: 5m ago

KOLF

VFR

L M Clayton Airport · Wolf Point

WIND: 080° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 65 NM NW
AGE: 5m ago

KXWA

VFR

Williston Basin International Airport · Williston

WIND: 070° / 7 ktG17
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 80 NM NE
AGE: 7m ago

KDIK

VFR

Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport · Dickinson

WIND: 160° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 85 NM E
AGE: 1h 2m ago

KGGW

VFR

Glasgow Valley County Airport Wokal Field · Glasgow

WIND: 110° / 13 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 98 NM NW
AGE: 5m ago

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