// Station · 19m ago
KGKY
Arlington Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 130° / 13 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30.6°C / 22.2°C
ALTIM 30.03 inHg
ELEV 628 FT
32.6639°N / 97.0943°W
LOCATION · Arlington, US
WIND
130°13 kt
KGKY · 628 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
130°/13
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
31 / 22
ALTIM
30.03"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 130°/13 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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METAR KGKY 142153Z 13013KT 10SM CLR 31/22 A3003 RMK AO2 SLP158 T03060222
KGKY · day 14 at 21:53 UTC · wind from 130° at 13 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.8 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 130° @ 13 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
130°13 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
16★
HDG 160°
H11 kt
X6 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 6,080'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
34
HDG 340°
T11 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,628 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 +17°C
2,500FT
+1,872 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV628 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+17°C
PRESSURE ALT516 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KSNK
(Winston Field, Snyder, elev 2,430 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+25%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-8%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
11:31ZSUNRISE
18:35ZSOLAR NOON
01:38ZSUNSET
02:06ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:12Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 26m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:06Z (3h 54m)
DAY LENGTH14h 06m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE11:38Z
MOONSET01:45Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KGPM
VFR
Grand Prairie Municipal Airport · Grand Prairie
- WIND
- 150° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN047
- DIST
- 3 NM NE
- AGE
- 17m ago
KRBD
VFR
Dallas Executive Airport · Dallas
- WIND
- 160° / 13 ktG25
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW048
- DIST
- 11 NM E
- AGE
- 19m ago
KFWS
MVFR
Fort Worth Spinks Airport · Fort Worth
- WIND
- 190° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN030
- DIST
- 12 NM SW
- AGE
- 22m ago
KDFW
VFR
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport · Dallas-Fort Worth
- WIND
- 130° / 13 ktG22
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 14 NM N
- AGE
- 19m ago
KJWY
VFR
Mid-Way Regional Airport · Midlothian/Waxahachie
- WIND
- 180° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW240
- DIST
- 15 NM SE
- AGE
- 17m ago
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