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// Station · 11m ago

KGKJ

Port Meadville Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 040° / 9 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 17.8°C / 7.8°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 1,399 FT
41.6265°N / 80.2147°W
LOCATION · Meadville, US
N
WIND
040°9 kt
KGKJ · 1,399 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
040°/9
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
18 / 8
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.12"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 040°/9 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 302053Z AUTO 04009KT 10SM CLR 18/08 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP200 T01780078 55001

KGKJ · day 30 at 20:53 UTC · wind from 040° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 18°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1020.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 9 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
040°9 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
07 HDG 070° H8 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,001'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
25 HDG 250° T8 kt X5 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 +5°C

1,800FT
+401 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -700 FT
2,800 1,600 400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,399 FT OAT+18°C ISA DELTA+5°C PRESSURE ALT1,195 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KDUJ (DuBois Regional Airport, Dubois, elev 1,817 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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 10,389 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 LEVEL10,389 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

09:51ZSUNRISE
17:19ZSOLAR NOON
00:48ZSUNSET
01:21ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 43m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:21Z (4h 17m) DAY LENGTH14h 56m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE21:21Z MOONSET12:18Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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