Airports · Gastonia Municipal · flight planning · Mon 4:52 pm EDT (20:52 UTC)

Flight planning: Gastonia Municipal AKH / KAKH

What a pilot looks at before a flight from or to Gastonia Municipal in Gastonia, North Carolina, in plain English: right now VFR: good flying weather, Wind variable at 6 knots. The warnings, reports and winds below come from the government's aviation weather service and the restrictions from the FAA, refreshed every few minutes. For planning, not a briefing: the legal preflight briefing comes from Flight Service (1-800-WX-BRIEF) or the FAA's own tools.

the observation as issued, and in English

METAR KAKH 121954Z AUTO VRB06KT 10SM CLR 28/14 A3000 RMK AO2 SLP151 T02830144

METAR: a routine hourly observation
KAKH: the station, KAKH
121954Z: observed 3:54 pm EDT (19:54 UTC)
AUTO: fully automated report, nobody checked it
VRB06KT: wind light and variable
10SM: visibility 10 miles
CLR: clear skies
28/14: temperature 28 °C (82 °F), dew point 14 °C (57 °F)
A3000: altimeter setting 30.00 inches of mercury
RMK: remarks follow
AO2: automated station with a precipitation sensor
SLP151: sea-level pressure 1015.1 hPa
T02830144: temperature 28.3 °C (83 °F), dew point 14.4 °C (58 °F)

Warnings in force SIGMETs and AIRMETs whose area covers this field

No SIGMET or AIRMET covers this field right now.

Turbulence No turbulence warning in force over this field. 1 pilot report of turbulence within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours: light chop turbulence above 30,000 ft, 76 nm northeast, 3:01 pm EDT (19:01 UTC). The government's turbulence forecast map ↗

Icing No icing warning in force over this field. No pilot has reported icing within 100 nautical miles in the last three hours. The freezing level is about 15,500 ft (from the winds-aloft temperatures), so icing is possible in cloud above that. The government's icing forecast map ↗

A SIGMET warns of weather hazardous to all aircraft (thunderstorms, severe turbulence or icing, volcanic ash); an AIRMET of weather that matters to small aircraft and to flying without instruments (moderate turbulence or icing, low cloud, strong surface wind, mountains hidden in cloud). An area is counted when it covers this field's position.

Pilot reports within 100 nautical miles, last three hours, nearest first

C172 at 6,500 ft, 53 nm southwest, 4:16 pm EDT (20:16 UTC): no turbulence.
as filed, and in English
```
EOE UA /OV EOE045006 /TM 2016 /FL065 /TP C172 /WX FV99SM /TB NEG
```
Report
a routine report filed through EOE
Where
6 nm northeast (045°) of EOE
Time
20:16 UTC
Height
at 6,500 ft
Aircraft
C172
Weather
flight visibility 99 miles
Turbulence
none
C172 at 4,500 ft, 54 nm south, 2:27 pm EDT (18:27 UTC): no turbulence, a few clouds above 4,500 ft, remarks: calm winds.
as filed, and in English
```
EOE UA /OV KEOE090010 /TM 1827 /FL045 /TP C172 /SK FEW045 /TB NEG /RM CALM WINDS
```
Report
a routine report filed through EOE
Where
10 nm east (090°) of KEOE
Time
18:27 UTC
Height
at 4,500 ft
Aircraft
C172
Sky
a few clouds from 4,500 ft
Turbulence
none
Remarks
calm winds
CRJ9 at 23,000 ft, 55 nm west, 2:01 pm EDT (18:01 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-50.
as filed, and in English
```
AVL UA /OV SUG180005/TM 1801/FL230/TP CRJ9/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD-50
```
Report
a routine report filed through AVL
Where
5 nm south (180°) of SUG
Time
18:01 UTC
Height
at 23,000 ft
Aircraft
CRJ9
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZTLFD-50
E75L at 30,000 ft, 76 nm northeast, 3:01 pm EDT (19:01 UTC): light chop turbulence above 30,000 ft, remarks: ZTLFD-33.
as filed, and in English
```
GSO UA /OV GSO/TM 1901/FL300/TP E75L/TB OCNL LGT CHOP 300/RM ZTLFD-33
```
Report
a routine report filed through GSO
Where
over GSO
Time
19:01 UTC
Height
at 30,000 ft
Aircraft
E75L
Turbulence
occasional light chop at 30,000 ft
Remarks
ZTLFD-33
C700 at 26,000 ft, 76 nm southwest, 2:58 pm EDT (18:58 UTC): no turbulence, remarks: ZTLFD-32.
as filed, and in English
```
GRD UA /OV GRD/TM 1858/FL260/TP C700/TB NEG/RM ZTLFD-32
```
Report
a routine report filed through GRD
Where
over GRD
Time
18:58 UTC
Height
at 26,000 ft
Aircraft
C700
Turbulence
none
Remarks
ZTLFD-32
E145 at 32,000 ft, 93 nm southwest, 2:57 pm EDT (18:57 UTC): no turbulence above 32,000 ft, remarks: ZTLFD-34.
as filed, and in English
```
AND UA /OV ELW/TM 1857/FL320/TP E145/TB NEG 320/RM ZTLFD-34
```
Report
a routine report filed through AND
Where
over ELW
Time
18:57 UTC
Height
at 32,000 ft
Aircraft
E145
Turbulence
no at 32,000 ft
Remarks
ZTLFD-34

What pilots in the air told air traffic control or Flight Service: turbulence, icing, cloud tops and bases, temperature, wind, and whatever they remarked on (wind shear on final, a smooth ride). An urgent report is one of severe turbulence or icing, wind shear, or similar. Open "as filed, and in English" for the coded report and its translation line by line.

Winds and temperatures aloft forecast point GSP, 56 nm west of the field · for use 20:00–03:00 UTC

Height	Wind from	Speed	Temperature
3,000 ft	340° (north)	12 knots
6,000 ft	360° (north)	15 knots	17 °C
9,000 ft	340° (north)	14 knots	11 °C
12,000 ft	330° (northwest)	20 knots	7 °C
18,000 ft	300° (northwest)	24 knots	-5 °C
24,000 ft	280° (west)	27 knots	-18 °C
30,000 ft	290° (west)	33 knots	-34 °C
34,000 ft	310° (northwest)	46 knots	-40 °C
39,000 ft	320° (northwest)	43 knots	-49 °C

Based on data from the 12th at 18:00 UTC; valid on the 13th at 00:00 UTC for use 20:00 to 03:00 UTC; temperatures above 24,000 ft are below zero. Heights are above sea level; the lowest rows are left out where the ground is already that high.

Temporary flight restrictions within 50 nautical miles, from the FAA's list

No temporary flight restriction within 50 nautical miles right now.

Each restriction opens the FAA's own page with the exact area, heights and times. Ordinary notices to air missions (a closed runway, lights out, a crane) are not shown here: the FAA's notice search is not open to sites like this one at this time, and the application for the FAA's data feed is in hand.

Radar and forecast charts government pictures, the latest each time the page loads

Radar now: KGSP (56 nautical miles away) · loop National Weather Service

Radar, the Southeast · loop National Weather Service

Aviation forecast, clouds and visibility, the Southeast, 3 hours ahead · on the government's site ↗ Aviation Weather Center (NOAA) · cloud cover and bases, visibility, and the areas of low cloud or poor visibility

Aviation forecast, surface weather, the Southeast, 3 hours ahead · on the government's site ↗ Aviation Weather Center (NOAA) · surface winds, weather, thunderstorms, and the AIRMET boxes for turbulence, icing and strong winds

Surface analysis now Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 12 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

Forecast chart, 24 hours ahead Weather Prediction Center

The radar pictures come from the National Weather Service (the nearest radar, then the region); the aviation forecast charts from the Aviation Weather Center's Graphical Forecasts for Aviation (clouds and visibility; surface wind, weather and thunderstorms with the AIRMET boxes); the surface analysis and the 12- and 24-hour forecast charts from the Weather Prediction Center. They are public-domain government images shown as they are published. The turbulence and icing forecasts are drawn live on the Aviation Weather Center's site: turbulence ↗ · icing ↗.

Sources: the Aviation Weather Center's data service (SIGMETs, AIRMETs, graphical AIRMETs, pilot reports, winds and temperatures aloft), the National Weather Service radar, the Weather Prediction Center's charts, and the FAA's temporary flight restriction list and shapes. Fetched when the page is viewed and kept a few minutes. Back to Gastonia Municipal, where the current observation and the forecast for the field are.