// Station · 23m ago

KPQI

Presque Isle International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 340° / 13 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 22.8°C / 11.7°C

ALTIM 29.96 inHg

ELEV 534 FT

46.6890°N / 68.0448°W

LOCATION · Presque Isle, US

WIND

340°13 kt

KPQI · 534 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

340°/13

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW070

T / Td

23 / 12

ALTIM

29.96"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 340°/13 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few 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 KPQI 111556Z AUTO 34013KT 10SM FEW070 23/12 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP168 T02280117

KPQI · day 11 at 15:56 UTC · wind from 340° at 13 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 7,000 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1016.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 340° @ 13 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

340°13 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

01★ HDG 010° H11 kt X7 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 7,441'

28 HDG 280° H7 kt X11 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 85%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

10 HDG 100° T7 kt X11 kt LEFT —

19 HDG 190° T11 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,534 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

1,500FT

+966 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV534 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT493 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at K3B1 (Greenville Municipal Airport, Greenville, elev 1,401 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+15%

-11%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+11%

-7%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-5%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW070

Few · base 7,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER7,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL12,049 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

08:50ZSUNRISE

16:38ZSOLAR NOON

00:26ZSUNSET

01:04ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:19Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 07m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:04Z (8h 45m) DAY LENGTH15h 35m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE06:19Z MOONSET21:54Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

KCAR

VFR

Caribou Municipal Airport · Caribou

WIND: 310° / 9 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN070
DIST: 11 NM N
AGE: 25m ago

KHUL

VFR → MVFR 07Z

Houlton International Airport · Houlton

WIND: 350° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC070
DIST: 36 NM S
AGE: 26m ago

KFVE

VFR

Northern Aroostook Regional Airport · Frenchville

WIND: 340° / 8 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW042
DIST: 37 NM N
AGE: 26m ago

KMLT

VFR

Millinocket Municipal Airport · Millinocket

WIND: 300° / 8 ktG18
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: BKN075
DIST: 68 NM SW
AGE: 13m ago

CYFC

VFR

Fredericton International Airport · Fredericton

WIND: 290° / 9 ktG16
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: SCT055
DIST: 80 NM SE
AGE: 19m ago

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