// Station · 21m ago
KGNC
Gaines County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 120° / 10 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27.5°C / 16.8°C
ALTIM 30.15 inHg
ELEV 3,315 FT
32.6768°N / 102.6499°W
LOCATION · Seminole, US
WIND
120°10 kt
KGNC · 3,315 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 01Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/10
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
28 / 17
ALTIM
30.15"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 120°/10 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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METAR KGNC 150155Z AUTO 12010KT 10SM CLR 28/17 A3015 RMK AO2 T02750168
KGNC · day 15 at 01:55 UTC · wind from 120° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 120° @ 10 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
120°10 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
08★
HDG 080°
H8 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 5,381'
17
HDG 170°
H6 kt
X8 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 80%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
35
HDG 350°
T6 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
—
26
HDG 260°
T8 kt
X6 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 +19°C
5,300FT
+1,985 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,315 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+19°C
PRESSURE ALT3,082 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KMRF
(Marfa Municipal Airport, Marfa, elev 4,849 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+53%
-37%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+37%
-24%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+21%
-16%
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
CURRENT02:16Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:28Z (12m)
DAY LENGTH14h 06m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0%
MOONRISE12:08Z
MOONSET02:15Z
FULL MOON IN14 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KE57
VFR
Denver City Airport · Denver City
- WIND
- 130° / 15 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM NW
- AGE
- 21m ago
KE11
VFR
Andrews County Airport · Andrews
- WIND
- 110° / 16 ktG22
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM S
- AGE
- 21m ago
KHOB
VFR
Lea County Regional Airport · Hobbs
- WIND
- 110° / 15 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM W
- AGE
- 21m ago
KODO
VFR
Odessa Schlemeyer Field · Odessa
- WIND
- 110° / 21 ktG26
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT075
- DIST
- 47 NM S
- AGE
- 23m ago
KMAF
VFR
Midland International Air and Space Port · Midland
- WIND
- 120° / 18 ktG25
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN085
- DIST
- 50 NM SE
- AGE
- 23m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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