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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
2,800 2,150 1,500
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 16,083 FT KGKY ELEV · 628 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,083 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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