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// 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
N
WIND
150°10 kt
KGFK · 845 FT
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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
N
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
3,200 2,350 1,500
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,885 FT FEW030 SCT150 KGFK ELEV · 845 FT
// 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

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