// Station · 26m ago

KGSO

Piedmont Triad International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 300° / 10 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 25,000 ft

T/Td 28.9°C / 20°C

ALTIM 30.04 inHg

ELEV 925 FT

36.0994°N / 79.9373°W

LOCATION · Greensboro, US

WIND

300°10 kt

KGSO · 925 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

300°/10

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN250

LAYERS

FEW050 BKN250

T / Td

29 / 20

ALTIM

30.04"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 25,000 ft. Moderate winds at 300°/10 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 5,000 ft, and broken at 25,000 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 KGSO 111354Z 30010KT 10SM FEW050 BKN250 29/20 A3004 RMK AO2 SLP160 T02890200

KGSO · day 11 at 13:54 UTC · wind from 300° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 5,000 ft · broken layer at 25,000 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 300° @ 10 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

300°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

32★ HDG 320° H9 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,380'

23R HDG 230° H3 kt X9 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 90%

23L HDG 230° H3 kt X9 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 90%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

05L HDG 050° T3 kt X9 kt LEFT —

05R HDG 050° T3 kt X9 kt LEFT —

14 HDG 140° T9 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,925 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 +15°C

2,700FT

+1,775 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV925 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT801 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K24A (Jackson County Airport, Sylva, elev 2,857 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+27%

-19%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+19%

-12%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+11%

-8%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN250

Broken · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW050

Few · base 5,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING25,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL15,521 ft VFR MARGIN+22,000 ft

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

10:12ZSUNRISE

17:26ZSOLAR NOON

00:39ZSUNSET

01:09ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:20Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 18m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:09Z (10h 48m) DAY LENGTH14h 27m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:36Z MOONSET22:04Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KINT

VFR

Smith Reynolds Airport · Winston Salem

WIND: 290° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 14 NM W
AGE: 26m ago

KSIF

VFR

Rockingham County NC Shiloh Airport · Stoneville

WIND: 200° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 21 NM N
AGE: 5m ago

KBUY

VFR

Burlington Alamance Regional Airport · Burlington

WIND: 280° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 23 NM E
AGE: 26m ago

KEXX

VFR

Davidson County Executive Airport · Lexington

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN110
DIST: 26 NM SW
AGE: 5m ago

KHBI

VFR

Asheboro Regional Airport · Asheboro

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 27 NM S
AGE: 17m ago

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