// Station · 11m ago
KGSB
Seymour Johnson Air Force Base
CAT VFR
WIND 280° / 11 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 28°C / 22.4°C
ALTIM 29.99 inHg
ELEV 109 FT
35.3394°N / 77.9606°W
LOCATION · Goldsboro, US
WIND
280°11 kt
KGSB · 109 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
280°/11
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
28 / 22
ALTIM
29.99"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 280°/11 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 KGSB 111255Z AUTO 28011KT 10SM CLR 28/22 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP158 T02800224 $
KGSB · day 11 at 12:55 UTC · wind from 280° at 11 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.99" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.8 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 280° @ 11 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
280°11 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
26★
HDG 260°
H10 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 11,760'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
08
HDG 080°
T10 kt
X4 kt LEFT
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Pattern altitude: 1,109 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 +13°C
1,600FT
+1,491 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV109 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+13°C
PRESSURE ALT35 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KRHP
(Western Carolina Regional Airport, Andrews, elev 1,697 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+16%
-11%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+11%
-7%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-5%
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-5)
10:06ZSUNRISE
17:18ZSOLAR NOON
00:29ZSUNSET
00:59ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:06Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 23m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:59Z (11h 52m)
DAY LENGTH14h 23m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE07:28Z
MOONSET21:51Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KOAJ
VFR
Albert J Ellis Airport · Richlands
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM SE
- AGE
- 10m ago
KACZ
VFR
Henderson Field · Wallace
- WIND
- 260° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 37 NM S
- AGE
- 11m ago
KHRJ
VFR
Harnett Regional Jetport Airport · Erwin
- WIND
- 240° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 38 NM W
- AGE
- 11m ago
KETC
VFR
Tarboro Edgecombe Airport · Tarboro
- WIND
- 260° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 7.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 41 NM NE
- AGE
- 11m ago
KLHZ
VFR
Triangle North Executive Airport · Louisburg
- WIND
- 250° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 45 NM NW
- AGE
- 11m ago
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