// Station · 4m ago
KGOP
Gatesville Municipal Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 160° / 8 kt G18
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 32°C / 21°C
ALTIM 29.86 inHg
ELEV 905 FT
31.4213°N / 97.7970°W
LOCATION · Gatesville, US
WIND
160°8 kt
KGOP · 905 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
160°/8G18
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
32 / 21
ALTIM
29.86"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 160°/8 kt, gusting 18. 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 KGOP 302055Z AUTO 16008G18KT 10SM CLR 32/21 A2986 RMK AO2
KGOP · day 30 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 160° at 8 kt, gusts to 18 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.86" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 160° @ 8 ktG18
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
160°8G18 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
17★
HDG 170°
H8 kt
X1 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 3,400'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
35
HDG 350°
T8 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,905 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
3,200FT
+2,295 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV905 FT
OAT+32°C
ISA DELTA+19°C
PRESSURE ALT961 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KE11
(Andrews County Airport, Andrews, elev 3,174 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+32%
-22%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+22%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+13%
-10%
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)
11:29ZSUNRISE
18:30ZSOLAR NOON
01:31ZSUNSET
01:58ZCIVIL END
CURRENT20:59Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 31m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:58Z (4h 59m)
DAY LENGTH14h 01m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION100%
MOONRISE22:58Z
MOONSET13:00Z
FULL MOON IN1 day
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KHLR
VFR
Hood Army Air Field · Fort Cavazos (Killeen)
- WIND
- 170° / 11 ktG19
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW180
- DIST
- 17 NM S
- AGE
- 1h 4m ago
KILE
VFR
Skylark Field · Killeen
- WIND
- 170° / 11 ktG16
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 21 NM S
- AGE
- 3m ago
KGRK
VFR
Killeen Regional Airport / Robert Gray Army Airfield · Fort Cavazos
- WIND
- 150° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT180
- DIST
- 21 NM S
- AGE
- 1h 4m ago
KMNZ
VFR
Hamilton Municipal Airport · Hamilton
- WIND
- 200° / 10 ktG14
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM NW
- AGE
- 24m ago
KPWG
VFR
McGregor Executive Airport · Waco
- WIND
- 170° / 16 ktG19
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 25 NM E
- AGE
- 3m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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