// Station · 3m ago

PABA

Barter Island Long Range Radar Station Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 070° / 7 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 1,600 ft

T/Td -3°C / -4°C

ALTIM 29.78 inHg

ELEV 2 FT

70.1340°N / 143.5820°W

LOCATION · Barter Island, US

WIND

070°7 kt

PABA · 2 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

070°/7

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC016

LAYERS

OVC016

T / Td

-3 / -4

ALTIM

29.78"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 1,600 ft. Light winds at 070°/7 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, overcast at 1,600 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

SPECI PABA 270945Z AUTO 07007KT 10SM OVC016 M03/M04 A2978 RMK AO2 FZRANO TSNO $

PABA · day 27 at 09:45 UTC · wind from 070° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 1,600 ft · temp -3°C / dewpoint -4°C · altimeter 29.78" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 070° @ 7 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

070°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

07★ HDG 070° H7 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 4,500'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

25 HDG 250° T7 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 1,002 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 -18°C

-2,000FT

-2,002 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2 FT OAT-3°C ISA DELTA-18°C PRESSURE ALT141 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -2,000 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -2,002 ft above PABA'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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC016

Overcast · base 1,600 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING1,600 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER1,600 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL2 ft VFR MARGIN-1,400 ft

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

// 24h DAYLIGHT — sun does not set at this latitude on this date

—SUNRISE

21:32ZSOLAR NOON

—SUNSET

—CIVIL END

CURRENT09:48Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS— DAY LENGTH24h

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE— MOONSET— FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

PASC

IFR

Deadhorse Airport · Deadhorse

WIND: 060° / 8 kt
VIS: 2.5 SM
CEILING: OVC016
DIST: 100 NM W
AGE: 14m ago

PARC

VFR

Arctic Village Airport · Arctic Village

WIND: 360° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN070
DIST: 129 NM S
AGE: 52m ago

PAQT

IFR

Nuiqsut Airport · Nuiqsut

WIND: 010° / 6 kt
VIS: 6.0 SM
CEILING: BKN006
DIST: 151 NM W
AGE: 17m ago

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