// Station · 33m ago

KGFK

Grand Forks International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 150° / 10 kt

VIS 9.0 SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 27.8°C / 22.2°C

ALTIM 29.91 inHg

ELEV 845 FT

47.9493°N / 97.1761°W

LOCATION · Grand Forks, US

WIND

150°10 kt

KGFK · 845 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

150°/10

VIS

9.0 SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW030 SCT150

T / Td

28 / 22

ALTIM

29.91"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 150°/10 kt. Visibility 9.0 SM and a few at 3,000 ft, and scattered at 15,000 ft. 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 KGFK 111553Z 15010KT 9SM FEW030 SCT150 28/22 A2991 RMK AO2 SLP124 T02780222

KGFK · day 11 at 15:53 UTC · wind from 150° at 10 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · a few clouds at 3,000 ft · scattered layer at 15,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1012.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 150° @ 10 kt

4 USABLE · 4 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

150°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 4 usable

17L★ HDG 170° H9 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,901'

17R HDG 170° H9 kt X3 kt LEFT 7,351'

09L HDG 090° H5 kt X9 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 90%

09R HDG 090° H5 kt X9 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 90%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 4 ends

27R HDG 270° T5 kt X9 kt LEFT —

27L HDG 270° T5 kt X9 kt LEFT —

35R HDG 350° T9 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

35L HDG 350° T9 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,845 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 +14°C

2,600FT

+1,755 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV845 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT851 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KDIK (Dickinson Theodore Roosevelt Regional Airport, Dickinson, elev 2,592 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+26%

-18%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+18%

-12%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-8%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT150

Scattered · base 15,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW030

Few · base 3,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER15,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL14,885 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:42ZSUNRISE

18:35ZSOLAR NOON

02:28ZSUNSET

03:08ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:26Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 02m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:08Z (10h 42m) DAY LENGTH15h 46m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:10Z MOONSET23:56Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

KCKN

VFR

Crookston Municipal Kirkwood Field · Crookston

WIND: 180° / 12 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 23 NM E
AGE: 11m ago

KGAF

VFR

Hutson Field · Grafton

WIND: 130° / 9 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 28 NM N
AGE: 11m ago

KTVF

VFR

Thief River Falls Regional Airport · Thief River Falls

WIND: 170° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 40 NM E
AGE: 30m ago

KS32

VFR

Cooperstown Municipal Airport · Cooperstown

WIND: 180° / 15 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 49 NM SW
AGE: 11m ago

KHCO

VFR

Hallock Municipal Airport · Hallock

WIND: 140° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 49 NM N
AGE: 11m ago

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