// Station · 59m ago

KGFK

Grand Forks International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 080° / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 25,000 ft

T/Td 17.2°C / 8.3°C

ALTIM 29.98 inHg

ELEV 845 FT

47.9493°N / 97.1761°W

LOCATION · Grand Forks, US

WIND

080°3 kt

KGFK · 845 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 10Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

080°/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN250

LAYERS

FEW100 BKN250

T / Td

17 / 8

ALTIM

29.98"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 25,000 ft. Light winds at 080°/3 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 10,000 ft, and broken at 25,000 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 271053Z 08003KT 10SM FEW100 BKN250 17/08 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP148 OCNL LTGIC DSNT SW TCU DSNT S-SW ACC DSNT SW-W T01720083

KGFK · day 27 at 10:53 UTC · wind from 080° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 10,000 ft · broken layer at 25,000 ft · temp 17°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 29.98" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

080°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 8 ends

17R HDG 170° —CALM —— 7,351'

35L HDG 350° —CALM —— 7,351'

09L HDG 090° —CALM —— 6,701'

27R HDG 270° —CALM —— 6,701'

17L HDG 170° —CALM —— 3,901'

35R HDG 350° —CALM —— 3,901'

09R HDG 090° —CALM —— 3,300'

27L HDG 270° —CALM —— 3,300'

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 +4°C

1,200FT

+355 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV845 FT OAT+17°C ISA DELTA+4°C PRESSURE ALT783 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KDVL (Devils Lake Regional Airport, Devils Lake, elev 1,456 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+12%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+5%

-4%

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)

BKN250

Broken · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW100

Few · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING25,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL9,532 ft VFR MARGIN+22,000 ft

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

10:38ZSUNRISE

18:27ZSOLAR NOON

02:15ZSUNSET

02:54ZCIVIL END

CURRENT11:52Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 23m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:54Z (15h 02m) DAY LENGTH15h 36m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE19:23Z MOONSET11:00Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

KRDR

VFR

Grand Forks Air Force Base · Grand Forks

WIND: 020° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 9 NM W
AGE: 57m ago

KTVF

VFR

Thief River Falls Regional Airport · Thief River Falls

WIND: 070° / 12 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 40 NM E
AGE: 56m ago

KFAR

VFR

Hector International Airport · Fargo

WIND: 080° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 63 NM S
AGE: 59m ago

KDVL

VFR

Devils Lake Regional Airport · Devils Lake

WIND: 080° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN090
DIST: 70 NM W
AGE: 56m ago

KJMS

VFR

Jamestown Regional Airport · Jamestown

WIND: 160° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN120
DIST: 86 NM SW
AGE: 56m ago

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