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// 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
N
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
N
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
2,800 1,750 700
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,297 FT FEW060 KGIF ELEV · 145 FT
// 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

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