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// Station · 15m ago

PAAD

Point Thomson Airstrip
CAT VFR
WIND 070° / 11 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 6.1°C / 3.1°C
ALTIM 29.80 inHg
ELEV 56 FT
70.1360°N / 146.2900°W
LOCATION · Deadhorse, US
N
WIND
070°11 kt
PAAD · 56 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 01Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
070°/11
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
6 / 3
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.80"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 070°/11 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 PAAD 150115Z AUTO 07011KT 10SM CLR 06/03 A2980 RMK AO2 T00610031 FZRANO

PAAD · day 15 at 01:15 UTC · wind from 070° at 11 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 6°C / dewpoint 3°C · altimeter 29.80" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 070° @ 11 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
070°11 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
05 HDG 050° H10 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,000'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
23 HDG 230° T10 kt X4 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,056 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

-900FT
-956 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT
100 -700 -1,500
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV56 FT OAT+6°C ISA DELTA-9°C PRESSURE ALT174 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -900 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -956 ft above PAAD's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+0%
-0%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+0%
-0%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+0%
-0%

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 · 3,137 FT PAAD ELEV · 56 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL3,137 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-10)

// 24h DAYLIGHT — sun does not set at this latitude on this date
SUNRISE
21:52ZSOLAR NOON
SUNSET
CIVIL END
CURRENT01:30Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS DAY LENGTH24h
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE MOONSET FULL MOON IN14 days

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

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