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// Station · 26m ago

PAAK

Atka Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 220° / 10 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 6.1°C / 5°C
ALTIM 30.05 inHg
ELEV 57 FT
52.2203°N / 174.2060°W
LOCATION · Atka, US
N
WIND
220°10 kt
PAAK · 57 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
220°/10
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW017
 
 
 
T / Td
6 / 5
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.05"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 220°/10 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 1,700 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 PAAK 111356Z AUTO 22010KT 10SM FEW017 06/05 A3005 RMK AO2 SLP174 T00610050 TSNO

PAAK · day 11 at 13:56 UTC · wind from 220° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 1,700 ft · temp 6°C / dewpoint 5°C · altimeter 30.05" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1017.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 220° @ 10 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
220°10 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
16 HDG 160° H5 kt X9 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,500'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
34 HDG 340° T5 kt X9 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,057 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

-1,200FT
-1,257 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT
-700 -1,000 -1,300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV57 FT OAT+6°C ISA DELTA-9°C PRESSURE ALT-76 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -1,200 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -1,257 ft above PAAK'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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 3,138 FT FEW017 PAAK ELEV · 57 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW017
Few · base 1,700 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER1,700 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL3,138 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-12)

15:30ZSUNRISE
23:43ZSOLAR NOON
07:56ZSUNSET
08:43ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:22Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 33m VFR NIGHT BEGINS08:43Z (18h 20m) DAY LENGTH16h 26m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE12:54Z MOONSET05:20Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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