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// 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
N
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
N
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,521 FT FEW050 BKN250 · CEILING KGSO ELEV · 925 FT
// 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

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