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// Station · 8m ago

PADK

Adak Airport
CAT IFR
WIND 240° / 16 kt G24
VIS 2.0 SM
CEILING OVC at 500 ft
T/Td 6.1°C / 5.6°C
ALTIM 30.00 inHg
WX BR
ELEV 18 FT
51.8836°N / 176.6428°W
LOCATION · Adak, US
N
WIND
240°16 kt
PADK · 18 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
240°/16G24
 
 
 
VIS
2.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
OVC005
 
 
 
LAYERS
OVC005
 
 
 
T / Td
6 / 6
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.00"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — ceiling 500 ft. Brisk winds at 240°/16 kt, gusting 24, visibility 2.0 SM, overcast at 500 ft. Reported weather: BR. 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 PADK 111456Z AUTO 24016G24KT 2SM BR OVC005 06/06 A3000 RMK AO2 PK WND 24026/1424 RAB00E44 SLP157 P0000 60000 T00610056 56015 $

PADK · day 11 at 14:56 UTC · wind from 240° at 16 kt, gusts to 24 kt · visibility 2.0 SM · overcast at 500 ft · temp 6°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg · weather: BR · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1015.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 16 ktG24
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
240°16G24 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
23 HDG 230° H16 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,790'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
05 HDG 050° T16 kt X3 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,018 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 -9°C

-1,100FT
-1,118 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
-500 -1,050 -1,600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV18 FT OAT+6°C ISA DELTA-9°C PRESSURE ALT-64 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -1,100 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -1,118 ft above PADK'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 · 3,099 FT OVC005 · CEILING PADK ELEV · 18 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC005
Overcast · base 500 ft AGL · 8 oktas
// Computed
CEILING500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL3,099 ft VFR MARGIN-2,500 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-12)

15:41ZSUNRISE
23:53ZSOLAR NOON
08:04ZSUNSET
08:50ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 00m VFR NIGHT BEGINS08:50Z (17h 46m) DAY LENGTH16h 22m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE13:07Z MOONSET05:30Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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