// Station · 7m ago

KGLS

Scholes International At Galveston Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 260° / 7 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 27.2°C / 23.9°C

ALTIM 30.07 inHg

ELEV 6 FT

29.2653°N / 94.8604°W

LOCATION · Galveston, US

WIND

260°7 kt

KGLS · 6 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

260°/7

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

27 / 24

ALTIM

30.07"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 260°/7 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 KGLS 111452Z 26007KT 10SM CLR 27/24 A3007 RMK AO2 PK WND 24026/1415 LTG DSNT N SLP184 T02720239 53007

KGLS · day 11 at 14:52 UTC · wind from 260° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 260° @ 7 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

260°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

32★ HDG 320° H4 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,000'

18 HDG 180° H1 kt X7 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

36 HDG 360° T1 kt X7 kt LEFT —

14 HDG 140° T3 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,006 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 +12°C

1,300FT

+1,294 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV6 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT-147 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KMNZ (Hamilton Municipal Airport, Hamilton, elev 1,299 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+13%

-9%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+9%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+5%

-4%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,743 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

11:29ZSUNRISE

18:26ZSOLAR NOON

01:22ZSUNSET

01:49ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:59Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 22m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:49Z (10h 49m) DAY LENGTH13h 53m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:54Z MOONSET22:48Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KLVJ

VFR

Pearland Regional Airport · Houston

WIND: 250° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW033
DIST: 25 NM NW
AGE: 6m ago

KEFD

VFR → MVFR 16Z

Ellington Airport · Houston

WIND: 180° / 11 ktG17
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: SCT022
DIST: 26 NM NW
AGE: 5m ago

KT41

MVFR

La Porte Municipal Airport · La Porte

WIND: 260° / 12 kt
VIS: 3.0 SM
CEILING: BKN038
DIST: 26 NM NW
AGE: 24m ago

KHOU

MVFR → VFR 15Z

William P. Hobby Airport · Houston

WIND: 180° / 11 kt
VIS: 4.0 SM
CEILING: BKN055
DIST: 32 NM NW
AGE: 6m ago

KLBX

VFR

Texas Gulf Coast Regional Airport · Angleton

WIND: 080° / 3 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: BKN100
DIST: 33 NM W
AGE: 6m ago

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