// 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
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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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
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
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
// 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
KLZU
VFR
Gwinnett County Briscoe Field · Lawrenceville
- WIND
- 280° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT036
- DIST
- 19 NM S
- AGE
- 29m ago
KWDR
VFR
Barrow County Airport · Winder
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN045
- DIST
- 19 NM SE
- AGE
- 10m ago
KAJR
VFR
Habersham County Airport · Cornelia
- WIND
- 310° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT002
- DIST
- 19 NM NE
- AGE
- 10m ago
KD73
VFR
Monroe Walton County Airport · Monroe
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN060
- DIST
- 30 NM S
- AGE
- 10m ago
KAHN
VFR
→
IFR
08Z
Athens Ben Epps Airport · Athens
- WIND
- VRB / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW027
- DIST
- 32 NM SE
- AGE
- 34m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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