// Station · 45m ago

PACX

Coldfoot Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 250° / 9 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 11.7°C / 0°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

ELEV 1,042 FT

67.2522°N / 150.2040°W

LOCATION · Coldfoot, US

WIND

250°9 kt

PACX · 1,042 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

250°/9

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW049

T / Td

12 / 0

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 250°/9 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 4,900 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 PACX 302056Z AUTO 25009KT 190V290 10SM FEW049 12/00 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP776 T01170000 56010

PACX · day 30 at 20:56 UTC · wind from 250° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 4,900 ft · temp 12°C / dewpoint 0°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 977.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 9 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

250°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

20★ HDG 200° H6 kt X7 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,011'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

02 HDG 020° T6 kt X7 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 2,042 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 -1°C

800FT

-242 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,042 FT OAT+12°C ISA DELTA-1°C PRESSURE ALT989 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at PAEG (Eagle Airport, Eagle, elev 908 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+8%

-6%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+6%

-4%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+3%

-2%

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)

FEW049

Few · base 4,900 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER4,900 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL6,951 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:23ZSUNRISE

21:59ZSOLAR NOON

09:36ZSUNSET

—CIVIL END

CURRENT21:41Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 54m VFR NIGHT BEGINS— DAY LENGTH23h 13m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE21:54Z MOONSET21:07Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

PABT

VFR

Bettles Airport · Bettles

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN190
DIST: 37 NM SW
AGE: 48m ago

PAKP

VFR

Anaktuvuk Pass Airport · Anaktuvuk Pass

WIND: 040° / 12 ktG15
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 63 NM NW
AGE: 45m ago

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