// Station · 4m ago
KGDW
Gladwin Zettel Memorial Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 280° / 11 kt G18
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 39°C / 12°C
ALTIM 30.01 inHg
ELEV 776 FT
43.9706°N / 84.4750°W
LOCATION · Gladwin, US
WIND
280°11 kt
KGDW · 776 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
280°/11G18
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
39 / 12
ALTIM
30.01"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 280°/11 kt, gusting 18. 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 KGDW 142115Z AUTO 28011G18KT 10SM CLR 39/12 A3001 RMK AO2
KGDW · day 14 at 21:15 UTC · wind from 280° at 11 kt, gusts to 18 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 39°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.01" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 280° @ 11 ktG18
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
280°11G18 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
27★
HDG 270°
H11 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 4,699'
33
HDG 330°
H7 kt
X8 kt LEFT
2,580'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
15
HDG 150°
T7 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
—
09
HDG 090°
T11 kt
X2 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,776 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 +25°C
3,700FT
+2,924 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +500 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV776 FT
OAT+39°C
ISA DELTA+25°C
PRESSURE ALT685 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KHSP
(Ingalls Field, Hot Springs, elev 3,793 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+37%
-26%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+26%
-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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:09ZSUNRISE
17:44ZSOLAR NOON
01:20ZSUNSET
01:55ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:19Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 01m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:55Z (4h 36m)
DAY LENGTH15h 11m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE10:13Z
MOONSET01:25Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KY31
VFR
West Branch Community Airport · West Branch
- WIND
- 270° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 21 NM NE
- AGE
- 4m ago
KMOP
VFR
Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport · Mount Pleasant
- WIND
- 250° / 10 ktG17
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM SW
- AGE
- 4m ago
KHTL
VFR
Roscommon County - Blodgett Memorial Airport · Houghton Lake
- WIND
- 280° / 12 ktG18
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 25 NM N
- AGE
- 26m ago
KMBS
VFR
MBS International Airport · Freeland
- WIND
- 240° / 11 ktG20
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 31 NM SE
- AGE
- 26m ago
KAMN
VFR
Gratiot Community Airport · Alma
- WIND
- 260° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 40 NM S
- AGE
- 3m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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