// Station · 15m ago

PADQ

Kodiak Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 330° / 3 kt

VIS 5.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 700 ft

T/Td 11.1°C / 10°C

ALTIM 29.77 inHg

WX -RA BR

ELEV 78 FT

57.7500°N / 152.4940°W

LOCATION · Kodiak, US

WIND

330°3 kt

PADQ · 78 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

330°/3

VIS

5.0 SM

CEILING

BKN007

LAYERS

BKN007 BKN024 OVC035

T / Td

11 / 10

ALTIM

29.77"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — ceiling 700 ft. Light winds at 330°/3 kt, visibility 5.0 SM, broken at 700 ft, broken at 2,400 ft, and overcast at 3,500 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 PADQ 111413Z AUTO 33003KT 5SM -RA BR BKN007 BKN024 OVC035 11/10 A2977 RMK AO2 RAB1357 P0001 T01110100 $

PADQ · day 11 at 14:13 UTC · wind from 330° at 3 kt · visibility 5.0 SM · broken layer at 700 ft · broken layer at 2,400 ft · overcast at 3,500 ft · temp 11°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 29.77" Hg · weather: -RA BR · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 330° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

330°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 6 ends

08 HDG 080° —CALM —— 7,534'

26 HDG 260° —CALM —— 7,534'

11 HDG 110° —CALM —— 5,400'

29 HDG 290° —CALM —— 5,400'

01 HDG 010° —CALM —— 5,010'

19 HDG 190° —CALM —— 5,010'

Pattern altitude: 1,078 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 -3°C

-200FT

-278 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV78 FT OAT+11°C ISA DELTA-3°C PRESSURE ALT226 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at PAEL (Elfin Cove Seaplane Base, Elfin Cove, elev 0 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// 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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC035

Overcast · base 3,500 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN024

Broken · base 2,400 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN007

Broken · base 700 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING700 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER3,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL5,684 ft VFR MARGIN-2,300 ft

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

13:27ZSUNRISE

22:16ZSOLAR NOON

07:05ZSUNSET

08:11ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:28Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 36m VFR NIGHT BEGINS08:11Z (17h 42m) DAY LENGTH17h 37m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE10:52Z MOONSET04:29Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

PAKH

IFR

Akhiok Airport · Akhiok

WIND: 320° / 7 kt
VIS: 2.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 73 NM SW
AGE: 4m ago

PASO

VFR

Seldovia Airport · Seldovia

WIND: VRB / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 105 NM N
AGE: 35m ago

PAHO

VFR

Homer Airport · Homer

WIND: 220° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 118 NM N
AGE: 35m ago

PAIL

MVFR → VFR 01Z

Iliamna Airport · Iliamna

WIND: 240° / 10 ktG16
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: BKN010
DIST: 142 NM NW
AGE: 35m ago

PAIG

VFR

Igiugig Airport · Igiugig

WIND: 180° / 16 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT021
DIST: 143 NM NW
AGE: 22m ago

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