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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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
4,100 2,550 1,000
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 20,473 FT KGDW ELEV · 776 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL20,473 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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