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// Station · 13m ago

KPAN

Payson Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 280° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 22°C / -3°C
ALTIM 30.10 inHg
ELEV 5,157 FT
34.2568°N / 111.3390°W
LOCATION · Payson, US
N
WIND
280°7 kt
KPAN · 5,157 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
280°/7
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
22 / -3
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.10"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 280°/7 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 301915Z AUTO 28007KT 10SM CLR 22/M03 A3010 RMK AO2

KPAN · day 30 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 280° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint -3°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 7 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
280°7 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
24 HDG 240° H5 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,504'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
06 HDG 060° T5 kt X4 kt LEFT
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 +17°C

7,000FT
+1,843 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
7,300 6,100 4,900
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV5,157 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT4,974 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KFLG (Flagstaff Pulliam Airport, Flagstaff, elev 7,014 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+70%
-49%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+49%
-32%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+28%
-21%

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 · 16,268 FT KPAN ELEV · 5,157 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,268 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:16ZSUNRISE
19:24ZSOLAR NOON
02:32ZSUNSET
03:00ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:28Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 03m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:00Z (7h 32m) DAY LENGTH14h 15m
Full Moon
ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE23:43Z MOONSET13:58Z FULL MOON IN1 day

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

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