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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
6,600 5,600 4,600
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 19,982 FT KGNC ELEV · 3,315 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL19,982 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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