// Station · 57m ago

PACV

Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 050° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 2,700 ft

T/Td 4.4°C / 2.8°C

ALTIM 29.79 inHg

WX -RA

ELEV 54 FT

60.4918°N / 145.4780°W

LOCATION · Cordova, US

WIND

050°5 kt

PACV · 54 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

050°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC027

LAYERS

OVC027

T / Td

4 / 3

ALTIM

29.79"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 2,700 ft. Light winds at 050°/5 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, overcast at 2,700 ft. Reported weather: -RA. 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

METAR PACV 270953Z 05005KT 10SM -RA OVC027 04/03 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP088 P0001 T00440028

PACV · day 27 at 09:53 UTC · wind from 050° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 2,700 ft · temp 4°C / dewpoint 3°C · altimeter 29.79" Hg · weather: -RA · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1008.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 050° @ 5 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

050°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

09★ HDG 090° H4 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 7,500'

34 HDG 340° H2 kt X5 kt RIGHT 1,934'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

16 HDG 160° T2 kt X5 kt LEFT —

27 HDG 270° T4 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

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 -10°C

-1,000FT

-1,054 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV54 FT OAT+4°C ISA DELTA-10°C PRESSURE ALT181 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 -1,054 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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC027

Overcast · base 2,700 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING2,700 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,700 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL2,276 ft VFR MARGIN-300 ft

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

12:35ZSUNRISE

21:40ZSOLAR NOON

06:45ZSUNSET

08:07ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING19h 55m VFR NIGHT BEGINS08:07Z (21h 17m) DAY LENGTH18h 09m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE21:18Z MOONSET15:28Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

PAVD

MVFR → VFR 20Z

Valdez Pioneer Field · Valdez

WIND: 350° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN016
DIST: 45 NM NW
AGE: 18m ago

PFCB

MVFR

Chenega Bay Airport · Chenega

WIND: 020° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN012
DIST: 79 NM W
AGE: 20m ago

PAGK

VFR

Gulkana Airport · Gulkana

WIND: 160° / 13 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 100 NM N
AGE: 57m ago

PAWD

VFR

Seward Airport · Seward

WIND: 340° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC035
DIST: 119 NM W
AGE: 31m ago

PAAQ

VFR

Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport · Palmer

WIND: 120° / 11 ktG15
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN120
DIST: 124 NM NW
AGE: 57m ago

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