// Station · 6m ago

PACD

Cold Bay Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 280° / 12 kt G22

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 800 ft

T/Td 6.7°C / 5.6°C

ALTIM 30.00 inHg

ELEV 96 FT

55.2079°N / 162.7250°W

LOCATION · Cold Bay, US

WIND

280°12 kt

PACD · 96 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

280°/12G22

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC008

LAYERS

OVC008

T / Td

7 / 6

ALTIM

30.00"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — ceiling 800 ft. Moderate winds at 280°/12 kt, gusting 22, visibility better than 10 statute miles, overcast at 800 ft. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR PACD 111453Z AUTO 28012G22KT 10SM OVC008 07/06 A3000 RMK AO2 PK WND 27026/1439 RAE22 SLP159 P0000 60000 T00670056 53001 TSNO

PACD · day 11 at 14:53 UTC · wind from 280° at 12 kt, gusts to 22 kt · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 800 ft · temp 7°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 12 ktG22

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

280°12G22 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

26★ HDG 260° H11 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,900'

33 HDG 330° H8 kt X9 kt LEFT 10,179'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

15 HDG 150° T8 kt X9 kt RIGHT —

08 HDG 080° T11 kt X4 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,096 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 -8°C

-1,000FT

-1,096 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV96 FT OAT+7°C ISA DELTA-8°C PRESSURE ALT14 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -1,000 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -1,096 ft above PACD'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)

OVC008

Overcast · base 800 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING800 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER800 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL3,480 ft VFR MARGIN-2,200 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-11)

14:26ZSUNRISE

22:57ZSOLAR NOON

07:28ZSUNSET

08:22ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:59Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 28m VFR NIGHT BEGINS08:22Z (17h 22m) DAY LENGTH17h 01m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE11:52Z MOONSET04:53Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

PAVC

VFR

King Cove Airport · King Cove

WIND: 240° / 15 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 17 NM E
AGE: 3m ago

PAOU

IFR

Nelson Lagoon Airport · Nelson Lagoon

WIND: 240° / 12 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC008
DIST: 72 NM NE
AGE: 3m ago

PASD

VFR

Sand Point Airport · Sand Point

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW065
DIST: 76 NM E
AGE: 1m ago

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