// Station · 1h 9m ago · STALE
PAEI
Eielson Air Force Base
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 7.0 SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 10.3°C / 9.5°C
ALTIM 29.65 inHg
WX BCFG
ELEV 547 FT
64.6657°N / 147.1020°W
LOCATION · Fairbanks, US
WIND
000°0 kt
PAEI · 547 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
VIS
7.0 SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
SCT120
T / Td
10 / 10
ALTIM
29.65"
// Interpretation
VFR with winds calm. Visibility 7.0 SM and scattered at 12,000 ft. Reported weather: BCFG. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR PAEI 111255Z 00000KT 7SM BCFG SCT120 10/10 A2965 RMK AO2A VIS 1 1/8 RWY32 SLP043 T01030095 $
PAEI · day 11 at 12:55 UTC · winds calm · visibility 7.0 SM · scattered layer at 12,000 ft · temp 10°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 29.65" Hg · weather: BCFG · sea-level pressure 1004.3 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
14
HDG 140°
—CALM
——
14,530'
32
HDG 320°
—CALM
——
14,530'
Pattern altitude: 1,547 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
400FT
-147 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV547 FT
OAT+10°C
ISA DELTA-3°C
PRESSURE ALT816 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at PANU
(Nulato Airport, Nulato, elev 399 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+4%
-3%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+3%
-2%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+2%
-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)
11:41ZSUNRISE
21:55ZSOLAR NOON
08:08ZSUNSET
—CIVIL END
CURRENT14:04Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING18h 03m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS—
DAY LENGTH20h 26m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE09:05Z
MOONSET05:31Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius
PAFB
VFR
Ladd Army Airfield · Fairbanks
- WIND
- 100° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 8.0 SM
- CEILING
- FEW110
- DIST
- 17 NM NW
- AGE
- 1h 9m ago
PAFA
VFR
Fairbanks International Airport · Fairbanks
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN110
- DIST
- 21 NM NW
- AGE
- 11m ago
PANN
VFR
Nenana Municipal Airport · Nenana
- WIND
- 080° / 11 ktG20
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT110
- DIST
- 51 NM W
- AGE
- 11m ago
PABI
VFR
Allen Army Airfield · Delta Junction Ft Greely
- WIND
- 120° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 54 NM SE
- AGE
- 11m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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