// Station · 20m ago
KGNC
Gaines County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 110° / 15 kt G19
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29.4°C / 17.5°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 3,315 FT
32.6768°N / 102.6499°W
LOCATION · Seminole, US
WIND
110°15 kt
KGNC · 3,315 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 00Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
110°/15G19
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
29 / 18
ALTIM
30.12"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 110°/15 kt, gusting 19. 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 150055Z AUTO 11015G19KT 10SM CLR 29/18 A3012 RMK AO2 T02940175
KGNC · day 15 at 00:55 UTC · wind from 110° at 15 kt, gusts to 19 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 110° @ 15 ktG19
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
110°15G19 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
08★
HDG 080°
H13 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 5,381'
17
HDG 170°
H8 kt
X13 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 68%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
35
HDG 350°
T8 kt
X13 kt RIGHT
—
26
HDG 260°
T13 kt
X7 kt LEFT
—
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 +21°C
5,600FT
+2,285 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,315 FT
OAT+29°C
ISA DELTA+21°C
PRESSURE ALT3,111 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KSVC
(Grant County Airport, Silver City, elev 5,446 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+56%
-39%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+39%
-25%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+22%
-17%
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)
11:54ZSUNRISE
18:57ZSOLAR NOON
02:00ZSUNSET
02:28ZCIVIL END
CURRENT01:15Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING44m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:28Z (1h 12m)
DAY LENGTH14h 06m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE12:06Z
MOONSET02:13Z
FULL MOON IN15 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KE57
VFR
Denver City Airport · Denver City
- WIND
- 120° / 13 ktG19
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM NW
- AGE
- 20m ago
KE11
VFR
Andrews County Airport · Andrews
- WIND
- 090° / 13 ktG18
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM S
- AGE
- 20m ago
KHOB
VFR
Lea County Regional Airport · Hobbs
- WIND
- 070° / 13 ktG20
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM W
- AGE
- 20m ago
KODO
VFR
Odessa Schlemeyer Field · Odessa
- WIND
- 100° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 47 NM S
- AGE
- 22m ago
KMAF
VFR
Midland International Air and Space Port · Midland
- WIND
- 090° / 14 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 50 NM SE
- AGE
- 22m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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