// Station · 9m ago

KGIF

Winter Haven Regional Airport - Gilbert Field

CAT VFR

WIND 280° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 30°C / 21.1°C

ALTIM 30.09 inHg

ELEV 145 FT

28.0629°N / 81.7533°W

LOCATION · Winter Haven, US

WIND

280°5 kt

KGIF · 145 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

280°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW060

T / Td

30 / 21

ALTIM

30.09"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 280°/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 6,000 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 KGIF 142253Z AUTO 28005KT 10SM FEW060 30/21 A3009 RMK AO1 LTG DSNT NE AND E AND W SLP187 T03000211 $

KGIF · day 14 at 22:53 UTC · wind from 280° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 6,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · automated station (no precipitation discriminator) · sea-level pressure 1018.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 5 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

280°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

29★ HDG 290° H5 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,001'

23 HDG 230° H3 kt X4 kt RIGHT 5,005'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

05 HDG 050° T3 kt X4 kt LEFT —

11 HDG 110° T5 kt X1 kt RIGHT —

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 +15°C

1,800FT

+1,655 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +700 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV145 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT-26 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KDZJ (Blairsville Airport, Blairsville, elev 1,911 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+18%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-5%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW060

Few · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL15,297 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:40ZSUNRISE

17:33ZSOLAR NOON

00:27ZSUNSET

00:53ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 24m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:53Z (1h 50m) DAY LENGTH13h 46m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:49Z MOONSET00:35Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

KMCO

VFR

Orlando International Airport · Orlando

WIND: 350° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN120
DIST: 32 NM NE
AGE: 9m ago

KTPA

VFR

Tampa International Airport · Tampa

WIND: 260° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 42 NM W
AGE: 9m ago

KSEF

VFR

Sebring Regional Airport · Sebring

WIND: 300° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 42 NM SE
AGE: 7m ago

KMCF

VFR

MacDill Air Force Base · Tampa

WIND: 230° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN042
DIST: 43 NM W
AGE: 1h 7m ago

KBKV

VFR

Brooksville–Tampa Bay Regional Airport · Brooksville

WIND: 280° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 45 NM NW
AGE: 9m ago

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