// Station · 28m ago

BGTL

Pituffik Space Base

CAT VFR

WIND 120° / 12 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING OVC at 4,800 ft

T/Td 5.1°C / -2.5°C

ALTIM 29.56 inHg

ELEV 251 FT

76.5306°N / 68.7005°W

LOCATION · Pituffik, GL

WIND

120°12 kt

BGTL · 251 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

120°/12

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

OVC048

LAYERS

SCT037 OVC048

T / Td

5 / -2

ALTIM

29.56"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,800 ft. Moderate winds at 120°/12 kt, visibility 6+ SM, scattered at 3,700 ft, and overcast at 4,800 ft. 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 111355Z AUTO 12012KT 9999 SCT037 OVC048 05/M02 A2956 RMK AO2 SLP992 T00511025 TSNO $

BGTL · day 11 at 13:55 UTC · wind from 120° at 12 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 3,700 ft · overcast at 4,800 ft · temp 5°C / dewpoint -2°C · altimeter 29.56" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 999.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 12 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

120°12 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

08T★ HDG 080° H9 kt X8 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 9,997'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

26T HDG 260° T9 kt X8 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

-400FT

-651 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV251 FT OAT+5°C ISA DELTA-9°C PRESSURE ALT609 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at BGQQ (Qaanaaq Airport, Qaanaaq, elev 51 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

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.

// Cloud layers · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC048

Overcast · base 4,800 ft AGL · 8 oktas

SCT037

Scattered · base 3,700 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,800 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,800 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL2,827 ft VFR MARGIN+1,800 ft

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

// 24h DAYLIGHT — sun does not set at this latitude on this date

—SUNRISE

16:41ZSOLAR NOON

—SUNSET

—CIVIL END

CURRENT14:23Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS— DAY LENGTH24h

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE— MOONSET— FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of BGTL.

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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