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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
6,300 5,150 4,000
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 18,163 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 LEVEL18,163 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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