// Station · 12m ago

KGTR

Golden Triangle Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 31.1°C / 25°C

ALTIM 30.12 inHg

ELEV 264 FT

33.4503°N / 88.5914°W

LOCATION · Columbus/W Point/Starkville, US

WIND

VRB6 kt

KGTR · 264 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT027

T / Td

31 / 25

ALTIM

30.12"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/6 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 2,700 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 KGTR 111556Z VRB06KT 10SM SCT027 31/25 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP197 T03110250 $

KGTR · day 11 at 15:56 UTC · wind variable at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 2,700 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 6 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

18 HDG 180° —CALM —— 8,003'

36 HDG 360° —CALM —— 8,003'

Pattern altitude: 1,264 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 +16°C

2,000FT

+1,736 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV264 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT60 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KUOS (Franklin County Airport, Sewanee, elev 1,953 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+20%

-14%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+14%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT027

Scattered · base 2,700 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,700 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,971 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:54ZSUNRISE

18:00ZSOLAR NOON

01:07ZSUNSET

01:36ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:08Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 58m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:36Z (9h 27m) DAY LENGTH14h 13m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:22Z MOONSET22:35Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

KSTF

VFR

George M Bryan Airport · Starkville

WIND: VRB / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT027
DIST: 13 NM W
AGE: 13m ago

KCBM

VFR

Columbus Air Force Base · Columbus

WIND: 270° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 14 NM NE
AGE: 1h 13m ago

KM40

VFR

Monroe County Airport · Aberdeen

WIND: VRB / 6 ktG13
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 26 NM N
AGE: 13m ago

KLMS

VFR

Louisville Winston County Airport · Louisville

WIND: VRB / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW025
DIST: 30 NM SW
AGE: 13m ago

KNJW

VFR

Joe Williams Naval Outlying Field · Preston

WIND: 290° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 41 NM S
AGE: 11m ago

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