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// KGVL · Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport · Gainesville

// Station · 34m ago

KGVL

Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 290° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 20°C / 16.1°C
ALTIM 30.08 inHg
ELEV 1,276 FT
34.2726°N / 83.8302°W
LOCATION · Gainesville, US
N
WIND
290°5 kt
KGVL · 1,276 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 01Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
290°/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
—
 
 
 
T / Td
20 / 16
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.08"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 290°/5 kt. 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 130155Z AUTO 29005KT 10SM CLR 20/16 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP178 T02000161 FZRANO $

KGVL · day 13 at 01:55 UTC · wind from 290° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 20°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 290° @ 5 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
N
WIND
290°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
29★ HDG 290° H5 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 4,003'
23 HDG 230° H3 kt X4 kt RIGHT 5,496'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
05 HDG 050° T3 kt X4 kt LEFT —
11 HDG 110° T5 kt X0 kt — —
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 +7°C

2,000FT
+724 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…
FIELD ELEV1,276 FT OAT+20°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT1,114 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KDZJ (Blairsville Airport, Blairsville, elev 1,911 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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 11,377 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 LEVEL11,377 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:39ZSUNRISE
17:22ZSOLAR NOON
23:06ZSUNSET
23:31ZCIVIL END
CURRENT02:29Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS23:31Z (past) DAY LENGTH11h 27m
Waxing Crescent
ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE13:03Z MOONSET00:30Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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