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// Station · 33m ago

KGIF

Winter Haven Regional Airport - Gilbert Field
CAT VFR
WIND 230° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31.7°C / 21.1°C
ALTIM 29.97 inHg
ELEV 145 FT
28.0629°N / 81.7533°W
LOCATION · Winter Haven, US
N
WIND
230°6 kt
KGIF · 145 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 18Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
230°/6
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
32 / 21
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.97"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 230°/6 kt. 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 KGIF 301853Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM CLR 32/21 A2997 RMK AO1 SLP144 T03170211

KGIF · day 30 at 18:53 UTC · wind from 230° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · automated station (no precipitation discriminator) · sea-level pressure 1014.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 6 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
N
WIND
230°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
23 HDG 230° H6 kt X0 kt PRIMARY · 5,005'
29 HDG 290° H3 kt X5 kt LEFT 4,001'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
11 HDG 110° T3 kt X5 kt RIGHT
05 HDG 050° T6 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

2,100FT
+1,955 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
2,600 1,850 1,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV145 FT OAT+32°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT92 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAVL (Asheville Regional Airport, Asheville, elev 2,165 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+21%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 16,155 FT KGIF ELEV · 145 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,155 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:32ZSUNRISE
17:26ZSOLAR NOON
00:19ZSUNSET
00:45ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:26Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 52m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:45Z (5h 18m) DAY LENGTH13h 46m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE21:59Z MOONSET11:45Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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