// Station · 3m ago

KPAN

Payson Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 2 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 30°C / 13°C

ALTIM 30.17 inHg

ELEV 5,157 FT

34.2568°N / 111.3390°W

LOCATION · Payson, US

WIND

VRB2 kt

KPAN · 5,157 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 01Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/2

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

30 / 13

ALTIM

30.17"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/2 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 KPAN 290115Z AUTO VRB02KT 10SM CLR 30/13 A3017 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N AND SE AND NW

KPAN · day 29 at 01:15 UTC · wind variable at 2 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.17" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 2 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB2 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

06 HDG 060° —CALM —— 5,504'

24 HDG 240° —CALM —— 5,504'

Pattern altitude: 6,157 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 +25°C

7,900FT

+2,743 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV5,157 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+25°C PRESSURE ALT4,903 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KAEJ (Central Colorado Regional Airport, Buena Vista, elev 7,946 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+79%

-55%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+55%

-36%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+32%

-24%

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 LEVEL20,309 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

12:57ZSUNRISE

19:28ZSOLAR NOON

01:58ZSUNSET

02:24ZCIVIL END

CURRENT01:18Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING40m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:24Z (1h 06m) DAY LENGTH13h 01m

Waning Gibbous

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE01:44Z MOONSET14:45Z FULL MOON IN29 days

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