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// Station · 26m ago

KGIF

Winter Haven Regional Airport - Gilbert Field
CAT VFR
WIND 230° / 9 kt G17
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 31.7°C / 22.8°C
ALTIM 30.08 inHg
ELEV 145 FT
28.0629°N / 81.7533°W
LOCATION · Winter Haven, US
N
WIND
230°9 kt
KGIF · 145 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
230°/9G17
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT060 SCT075
 
 
 
T / Td
32 / 23
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.08"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 230°/9 kt, gusting 17. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 6,000 ft, and scattered at 7,500 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 KGIF 142053Z AUTO 23009G17KT 10SM SCT060 SCT075 32/23 A3008 RMK AO1 SLP184 T03170228 56015 $

KGIF · day 14 at 20:53 UTC · wind from 230° at 9 kt, gusts to 17 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 6,000 ft · scattered layer at 7,500 ft · temp 32°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station (no precipitation discriminator) · sea-level pressure 1018.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 9 ktG17
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
N
WIND
230°9G17 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
23 HDG 230° H9 kt X0 kt PRIMARY · 5,005'
29 HDG 290° H5 kt X8 kt LEFT 4,001'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
11 HDG 110° T4 kt X8 kt RIGHT
05 HDG 050° T9 kt X0 kt
Pattern altitude: 1,145 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 +17°C

2,000FT
+1,855 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +800 FT
2,800 1,750 700
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV145 FT OAT+32°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT-17 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K1A5 (Macon County Airport, Franklin, elev 2,020 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+20%
-14%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+14%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%

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 · 16,155 FT SCT060 SCT075 KGIF ELEV · 145 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT075
Scattered · base 7,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
SCT060
Scattered · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER7,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL16,155 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

10:40ZSUNRISE
17:33ZSOLAR NOON
00:27ZSUNSET
00:53ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:19Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 07m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:53Z (3h 34m) DAY LENGTH13h 46m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:45Z MOONSET00:31Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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