// Station · 1h 7m ago · STALE

BGTL

Pituffik Space Base

CAT VFR

WIND 280° / 5 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 6.1°C / -0.6°C

ALTIM 30.21 inHg

ELEV 251 FT

76.5306°N / 68.7005°W

LOCATION · Pituffik, GL

WIND

280°5 kt

BGTL · 251 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

280°/5

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

6 / -1

ALTIM

30.21"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 280°/5 kt. Visibility 6+ SM 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 BGTL 251555Z AUTO 28005KT 9999 CLR 06/M01 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP212 T00611006 TSNO $

BGTL · day 25 at 15:55 UTC · wind from 280° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 6°C / dewpoint -1°C · altimeter 30.21" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1021.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 5 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

280°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

26T★ HDG 260° H5 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 9,997'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

08T HDG 080° T5 kt X2 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,251 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 -9°C

-1,100FT

-1,351 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV251 FT OAT+6°C ISA DELTA-9°C PRESSURE ALT-41 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -1,100 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -1,351 ft above BGTL's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact ENHANCED

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+0%

-0%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+0%

-0%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+0%

-0%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL3,332 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

06:42ZSUNRISE

16:38ZSOLAR NOON

02:33ZSUNSET

—CIVIL END

CURRENT17:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 30m VFR NIGHT BEGINS— DAY LENGTH19h 50m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION94% MOONRISE16:46Z MOONSET12:37Z FULL MOON IN2 days

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