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// Station · 42m ago

PAEI

Eielson Air Force Base
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 6.0 SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 12°C / 11°C
ALTIM 29.66 inHg
WX BR
ELEV 547 FT
64.6657°N / 147.1020°W
LOCATION · Fairbanks, US
N
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
6.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW120
 
 
 
T / Td
12 / 11
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.66"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. Visibility 6.0 SM and a few at 12,000 ft. Reported weather: BR. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

SPECI PAEI 111230Z AUTO 00000KT 6SM BR FEW120 12/11 A2966 RMK AO2 SLP046 $

PAEI · day 11 at 12:30 UTC · winds calm · visibility 6.0 SM · a few clouds at 12,000 ft · temp 12°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 29.66" Hg · weather: BR · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1004.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
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 -1°C

600FT
+53 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
2,000 1,150 300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV547 FT OAT+12°C ISA DELTA-1°C PRESSURE ALT804 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at PACR (Circle City (New) Airport, Circle, elev 613 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+6%
-4%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+4%
-3%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+2%
-2%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 6,608 FT FEW120 PAEI ELEV · 547 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW120
Few · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL6,608 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:41ZSUNRISE
21:55ZSOLAR NOON
08:08ZSUNSET
CIVIL END
CURRENT13:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING18h 55m VFR NIGHT BEGINS DAY LENGTH20h 26m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:03Z MOONSET05:29Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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