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// Station · 4m ago

PACV

Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 6.7°C / 6.7°C
ALTIM 29.89 inHg
WX BCFG
ELEV 54 FT
60.4918°N / 145.4780°W
LOCATION · Cordova, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
PACV · 54 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW035
 
 
 
T / Td
7 / 7
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.89"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 3,500 ft. Reported weather: BCFG. 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 PACV 111353Z 00000KT 10SM BCFG FEW035 07/07 A2989 RMK AO2 SLP121 T00670067 $

PACV · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 3,500 ft · temp 7°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 29.89" Hg · weather: BCFG · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1012.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
09 HDG 090° CALM 7,500'
27 HDG 270° CALM 7,500'
16 HDG 160° CALM 1,934'
34 HDG 340° CALM 1,934'
Pattern altitude: 1,054 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

-900FT
-954 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
1,300 50 -1,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV54 FT OAT+7°C ISA DELTA-8°C PRESSURE ALT81 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -900 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -954 ft above PACV'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 · 3,438 FT FEW035 PACV ELEV · 54 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW035
Few · base 3,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER3,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL3,438 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:34ZSUNRISE
21:48ZSOLAR NOON
07:02ZSUNSET
08:32ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:57Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 04m VFR NIGHT BEGINS08:32Z (18h 34m) DAY LENGTH18h 27m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:58Z MOONSET04:25Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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