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// Station · 31m ago

KPAH

Barkley Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 300° / 4 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 23.3°C / 21.7°C
ALTIM 30.05 inHg
ELEV 410 FT
37.0608°N / 88.7738°W
LOCATION · Paducah, US
N
WIND
300°4 kt
KPAH · 410 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
300°/4
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
23 / 22
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.05"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 300°/4 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 KPAH 111353Z 30004KT 10SM CLR 23/22 A3005 RMK AO2 RAE13 SLP171 P0001 T02330217 $

KPAH · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 300° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 23°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 300° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
300°4 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
04 HDG 040° CALM 6,499'
22 HDG 220° CALM 6,499'
14 HDG 140° CALM 5,499'
32 HDG 320° CALM 5,499'
Pattern altitude: 1,410 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

1,300FT
+890 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
2,500 1,750 1,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV410 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT277 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KK22 (Big Sandy Regional Airport, Debord, elev 1,221 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+13%
-9%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+9%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-4%

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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,178 FT KPAH ELEV · 410 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,178 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:45ZSUNRISE
18:01ZSOLAR NOON
01:17ZSUNSET
01:48ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:24Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 53m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:48Z (11h 23m) DAY LENGTH14h 32m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:09Z MOONSET22:42Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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