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// KGJT · Grand Junction Regional Airport · Grand Junction

// Station · 22m ago

KGJT

Grand Junction Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 130° / 9 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 33.3°C / 0°C
ALTIM 30.14 inHg
WX FU
ELEV 4,858 FT
39.1267°N / 108.5294°W
LOCATION · Grand Junction, US
N
WIND
130°9 kt
KGJT · 4,858 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 17Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
130°/9
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
33 / 0
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.14"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 130°/9 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. Reported weather: FU. 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 KGJT 111753Z 13009KT 10SM FU CLR 33/00 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP123 T03330000 10339 20200 58004 $

KGJT · day 11 at 17:53 UTC · wind from 130° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint 0°C · altimeter 30.14" Hg · weather: FU · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1012.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 9 kt
3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
N
WIND
130°9 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable
11★ HDG 110° H8 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 9,339'
04 HDG 040° H0 kt X9 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
22 HDG 220° H0 kt X9 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
29 HDG 290° T8 kt X3 kt LEFT —
Pattern altitude: 5,858 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 +27°C

7,900FT
+3,042 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT
9,000 7,500 6,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV4,858 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+27°C PRESSURE ALT4,637 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAEJ (Central Colorado Regional Airport, Buena Vista, elev 7,946 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+79%
-55%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+55%
-36%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+32%
-24%

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 · 21,676 FT KGJT ELEV · 4,858 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL21,676 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

11:58ZSUNRISE
19:20ZSOLAR NOON
02:42ZSUNSET
03:14ZCIVIL END
CURRENT18:15Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 26m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:14Z (8h 58m) DAY LENGTH14h 44m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE09:30Z MOONSET00:14Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of KGJT.

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