// Station · 32m ago
KGNC
Gaines County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 240° / 10 kt G15
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 33°C / -1°C
ALTIM 29.92 inHg
ELEV 3,315 FT
32.6768°N / 102.6499°W
LOCATION · Seminole, US
WIND
240°10 kt
KGNC · 3,315 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
240°/10G15
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
33 / -1
ALTIM
29.92"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 240°/10 kt, gusting 15. 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 KGNC 302115Z AUTO 24010G15KT 10SM CLR 33/M01 A2992 RMK AO2 T03301010
KGNC · day 30 at 21:15 UTC · wind from 240° at 10 kt, gusts to 15 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint -1°C · altimeter 29.92" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 240° @ 10 ktG15
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
240°10G15 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
26★
HDG 260°
H9 kt
X3 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 5,381'
17
HDG 170°
H3 kt
X9 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 60%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
35
HDG 350°
T3 kt
X9 kt LEFT
—
08
HDG 080°
T9 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 4,315 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 +25°C
6,300FT
+2,985 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,315 FT
OAT+33°C
ISA DELTA+25°C
PRESSURE ALT3,312 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KSAF
(Santa Fe Municipal Airport, Santa Fe, elev 6,348 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+63%
-44%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+44%
-28%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+25%
-19%
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-7)
11:45ZSUNRISE
18:49ZSOLAR NOON
01:53ZSUNSET
02:21ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:47Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 06m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:21Z (4h 34m)
DAY LENGTH14h 07m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE23:17Z
MOONSET13:24Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KE57
VFR
Denver City Airport · Denver City
- WIND
- 260° / 11 ktG22
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM NW
- AGE
- 12m ago
KE11
VFR
Andrews County Airport · Andrews
- WIND
- 240° / 15 ktG20
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM S
- AGE
- 32m ago
KHOB
VFR
Lea County Regional Airport · Hobbs
- WIND
- 240° / 14 ktG23
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM W
- AGE
- 57m ago
KODO
VFR
Odessa Schlemeyer Field · Odessa
- WIND
- 250° / 16 ktG27
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 47 NM S
- AGE
- 54m ago
KMDD
VFR
Midland Airpark · Midland
- WIND
- 230° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 47 NM SE
- AGE
- 12m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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