// Station · 25m ago
PAED
Elmendorf Air Force Base
CAT VFR
WIND 060° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 12.7°C / 9.9°C
ALTIM 29.76 inHg
ELEV 212 FT
61.2517°N / 149.8071°W
LOCATION · Anchorage, US
WIND
060°5 kt
PAED · 212 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
060°/5
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
SCT180
T / Td
13 / 10
ALTIM
29.76"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 060°/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 18,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR PAED 111355Z 06005KT 10SM SCT180 13/10 A2976 RMK AO2A SLP073 T01270099 $
PAED · day 11 at 13:55 UTC · wind from 060° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 18,000 ft · temp 13°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 29.76" Hg · sea-level pressure 1007.3 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 060° @ 5 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
060°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
06★
HDG 060°
H5 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 10,000'
34
HDG 340°
H1 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
7,493'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
16
HDG 160°
T1 kt
X5 kt LEFT
—
24
HDG 240°
T5 kt
X0 kt —
—
Pattern altitude: 1,212 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 -2°C
200FT
-12 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV212 FT
OAT+13°C
ISA DELTA-2°C
PRESSURE ALT369 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at PAGH
(Shungnak Airport, Shungnak, elev 197 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+2%
-1%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+1%
-1%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+1%
-1%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-10)
12:43ZSUNRISE
22:05ZSOLAR NOON
07:27ZSUNSET
09:13ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:20Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 07m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS09:13Z (18h 52m)
DAY LENGTH18h 44m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE10:07Z
MOONSET04:52Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
PAMR
VFR
Merrill Field · Anchorage
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW065
- DIST
- 3 NM SW
- AGE
- 27m ago
PAFR
VFR
Bryant Army Airfield · Fort Richardson
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 5 NM E
- AGE
- 25m ago
PALH
VFR
Lake Hood Seaplane Base · Anchorage
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 6 NM SW
- AGE
- 27m ago
PANC
VFR
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport · Anchorage
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW050
- DIST
- 7 NM SW
- AGE
- 27m ago
PABV
VFR
Birchwood Airport · Birchwood
- WIND
- 120° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 13 NM NE
- AGE
- 24m ago
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