// Station · 3m ago

PADK

Adak Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 240° / 18 kt G26

VIS 2.5 SM

CEILING OVC at 500 ft

T/Td 7°C / 6°C

ALTIM 30.00 inHg

WX -RA BR

ELEV 18 FT

51.8836°N / 176.6428°W

LOCATION · Adak, US

WIND

240°18 kt

PADK · 18 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

240°/18G26

VIS

2.5 SM

CEILING

OVC005

LAYERS

OVC005

T / Td

7 / 6

ALTIM

30.00"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — ceiling 500 ft. Brisk winds at 240°/18 kt, gusting 26, visibility 2.5 SM, overcast at 500 ft. Reported weather: -RA 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

SPECI PADK 111425Z AUTO 24018G26KT 2 1/2SM -RA BR OVC005 07/06 A3000 RMK AO2 PK WND 24026/1424 RAB00 CIG 005V008 P0000 $

PADK · day 11 at 14:25 UTC · wind from 240° at 18 kt, gusts to 26 kt · visibility 2.5 SM · overcast at 500 ft · temp 7°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg · weather: -RA BR · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 18 ktG26

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

240°18G26 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

23★ HDG 230° H18 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,790'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

05 HDG 050° T18 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 -8°C

-1,000FT

-1,018 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV18 FT OAT+7°C ISA DELTA-8°C PRESSURE ALT-64 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 -1,018 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 LEVEL3,553 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

CURRENT14:28Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 36m VFR NIGHT BEGINS08:50Z (18h 22m) DAY LENGTH16h 22m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE13:06Z MOONSET05:28Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

PAAK

VFR

Atka Airport · Atka

WIND: 220° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW017
DIST: 92 NM E
AGE: 32m ago

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