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// Station · 15m ago

KGPZ

Grand Rapids Itasca Co-Gordon Newstrom field
CAT VFR
WIND 280° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 32.8°C / 22.2°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 1,355 FT
47.2111°N / 93.5098°W
LOCATION · Grand Rapids, US
N
WIND
280°8 kt
KGPZ · 1,355 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
280°/8
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
33 / 22
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.12"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 280°/8 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR KGPZ 142156Z AUTO 28008KT 10SM CLR 33/22 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP190 T03280222 $

KGPZ · day 14 at 21:56 UTC · wind from 280° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 8 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
N
WIND
280°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
23 HDG 230° H5 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,000'
34 HDG 340° H4 kt X7 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 88%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
16 HDG 160° T4 kt X7 kt RIGHT
05 HDG 050° T5 kt X6 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 2,355 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 +20°C

3,600FT
+2,245 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
3,800 3,000 2,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,355 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+20°C PRESSURE ALT1,151 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KGRN (Gordon Municipal Airport, Gordon, elev 3,562 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+36%
-25%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+25%
-16%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+14%
-11%

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 · 17,921 FT KGPZ ELEV · 1,355 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL17,921 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:33ZSUNRISE
18:20ZSOLAR NOON
02:08ZSUNSET
02:46ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 57m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:46Z (4h 35m) DAY LENGTH15h 35m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE10:39Z MOONSET02:14Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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