// Station · 7m ago

KGON

Groton New London Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 080° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 26.7°C / 17.2°C

ALTIM 29.98 inHg

ELEV 9 FT

41.3301°N / 72.0451°W

LOCATION · Groton, US

WIND

080°6 kt

KGON · 9 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

080°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT110

T / Td

27 / 17

ALTIM

29.98"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 080°/6 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 11,000 ft. 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 KGON 111456Z 08006KT 10SM SCT110 27/17 A2998 RMK AO2 SLP151 T02670172 51018

KGON · day 11 at 14:56 UTC · wind from 080° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 11,000 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 29.98" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 6 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

080°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

05★ HDG 050° H5 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,000'

15 HDG 150° H2 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

33 HDG 330° T2 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

23 HDG 230° T5 kt X3 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,009 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 +12°C

1,300FT

+1,291 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV9 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT-53 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KPSF (Pittsfield Municipal Airport, Pittsfield, elev 1,188 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+13%

-9%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+9%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+5%

-4%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT110

Scattered · base 11,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER11,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL13,494 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

09:25ZSUNRISE

16:54ZSOLAR NOON

00:23ZSUNSET

00:56ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 20m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:56Z (9h 53m) DAY LENGTH14h 57m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE06:51Z MOONSET21:49Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

KWST

VFR

Westerly State Airport · Westerly

WIND: 040° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 11 NM E
AGE: 10m ago

KMTP

—

Montauk Airport · Montauk

WIND: 060° / 5 kt
VIS: —
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 16 NM S
AGE: 9m ago

KSNC

VFR

Chester Airport · Chester

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 21 NM W
AGE: 8m ago

KBID

VFR

Block Island State Airport · Block Island

WIND: 050° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW100
DIST: 23 NM SE
AGE: 7m ago

KIJD

VFR

Windham Airport · North Windham

WIND: 080° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 26 NM N
AGE: 11m ago

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