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// Station · 5m ago

KGKJ

Port Meadville Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 230° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 28.3°C / 20°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 1,399 FT
41.6265°N / 80.2147°W
LOCATION · Meadville, US
N
WIND
230°6 kt
KGKJ · 1,399 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 23Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
230°/6
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
28 / 20
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.09"
 
 
 

// 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 KGKJ 142353Z AUTO 23006KT 10SM CLR 28/20 A3009 RMK AO2 SLP180 T02830200 10317 20283 56009

KGKJ · day 14 at 23:53 UTC · wind from 230° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
230°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
25 HDG 250° H6 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,001'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
07 HDG 070° T6 kt X2 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 2,399 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 +16°C

3,100FT
+1,701 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +700 FT
3,700 2,600 1,500
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,399 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT1,228 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K2G4 (Garrett County Airport, Accident, elev 2,933 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+31%
-22%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+22%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%

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 · 15,692 FT KGKJ ELEV · 1,399 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,692 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:59ZSUNRISE
17:27ZSOLAR NOON
00:55ZSUNSET
01:28ZCIVIL END
CURRENT23:58Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING57m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:28Z (1h 30m) DAY LENGTH14h 55m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:09Z MOONSET01:05Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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