// 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

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

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

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

// 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

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

PAAK

VFR

Atka Airport · Atka

WIND: 220° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW014
DIST: 92 NM E
AGE: 8m ago

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