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// Station · 24m ago

KPAN

Payson Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 240° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 32°C / 13°C
ALTIM 30.19 inHg
ELEV 5,157 FT
34.2568°N / 111.3390°W
LOCATION · Payson, US
N
WIND
240°7 kt
KPAN · 5,157 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 20Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
240°/7
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT070
 
 
 
T / Td
32 / 13
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.19"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 240°/7 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 7,000 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 KPAN 142055Z AUTO 24007KT 180V320 10SM SCT070 32/13 A3019 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SE AND S

KPAN · day 14 at 20:55 UTC · wind from 240° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 7,000 ft · temp 32°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.19" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 7 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
240°7 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
24 HDG 240° H7 kt X0 kt PRIMARY · 5,504'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
06 HDG 060° T7 kt X0 kt
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 +27°C

8,100FT
+2,943 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV5,157 FT OAT+32°C ISA DELTA+27°C PRESSURE ALT4,886 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K33V (Walden Jackson County Airport, Walden, elev 8,153 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+81%
-57%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+57%
-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.

// Cloud layers · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 21,319 FT SCT070 KPAN ELEV · 5,157 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT070
Scattered · base 7,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER7,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL21,319 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:25ZSUNRISE
19:32ZSOLAR NOON
02:39ZSUNSET
03:08ZCIVIL END
CURRENT21:19Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 20m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:08Z (5h 48m) DAY LENGTH14h 14m
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE12:29Z MOONSET02:44Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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