// Station · 39m ago
KGYY
Gary/Chicago International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 020° / 11 kt G17
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 25°C / 25°C
ALTIM 30.07 inHg
ELEV 591 FT
41.6171°N / 87.4132°W
LOCATION · Gary, US
WIND
020°11 kt
KGYY · 591 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 18Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
020°/11G17
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW011
T / Td
25 / 25
ALTIM
30.07"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 020°/11 kt, gusting 17. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 1,100 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR KGYY 111850Z 02011G17KT 10SM FEW011 25/25 A3007
KGYY · day 11 at 18:50 UTC · wind from 020° at 11 kt, gusts to 17 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 1,100 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 30.07" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 020° @ 11 ktG17
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
020°11G17 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
02★
HDG 020°
H11 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 3,604'
30
HDG 300°
H2 kt
X11 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 65%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
12
HDG 120°
T2 kt
X11 kt LEFT
—
20
HDG 200°
T11 kt
X0 kt —
—
Pattern altitude: 1,591 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 +11°C
1,700FT
+1,109 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV591 FT
OAT+25°C
ISA DELTA+11°C
PRESSURE ALT438 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at KLNL
(Kings Land O' Lakes Airport, Land O' Lakes, elev 1,704 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+17%
-12%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+12%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-5%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
10:26ZSUNRISE
17:56ZSOLAR NOON
01:25ZSUNSET
01:59ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:29Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 56m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:59Z (6h 29m)
DAY LENGTH14h 59m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10%
MOONRISE08:01Z
MOONSET23:00Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
KIGQ
VFR
Lansing Municipal Airport · Chicago
- WIND
- 010° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT018
- DIST
- 7 NM SW
- AGE
- 14m ago
KMDW
VFR
Chicago Midway International Airport · Chicago
- WIND
- 030° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 18 NM NW
- AGE
- 36m ago
KVPZ
VFR
Porter County Municipal Airport · Valparaiso
- WIND
- 070° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 21 NM SE
- AGE
- 33m ago
KMGC
VFR
Michigan City Municipal Airport · Michigan City
- WIND
- 010° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM E
- AGE
- 14m ago
KPPO
VFR
La Porte Municipal Airport · La Porte
- WIND
- 050° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 31 NM E
- AGE
- 14m ago
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