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// Station · 32m ago

KGVL

Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 28.3°C / 18.3°C
ALTIM 29.94 inHg
ELEV 1,276 FT
34.2726°N / 83.8302°W
LOCATION · Gainesville, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
KGVL · 1,276 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 18Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
28 / 18
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.94"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. 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 KGVL 301853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 28/18 A2994 RMK AO2 SLP123 T02830183

KGVL · day 30 at 18:53 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1012.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
05 HDG 050° CALM 5,496'
23 HDG 230° CALM 5,496'
11 HDG 110° CALM 4,003'
29 HDG 290° CALM 4,003'
Pattern altitude: 2,276 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

3,100FT
+1,824 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
3,300 2,600 1,900
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,276 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT1,253 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KGEV (Ashe County Airport, Jefferson, elev 3,180 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+31%
-22%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+22%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%

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 · 15,569 FT KGVL ELEV · 1,276 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,569 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:26ZSUNRISE
17:34ZSOLAR NOON
00:42ZSUNSET
01:10ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:25Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 16m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:10Z (5h 44m) DAY LENGTH14h 15m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE21:53Z MOONSET12:08Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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