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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
N
WIND
000°0 kt
PAEI · 547 FT
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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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
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 -3°C

400FT
-147 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
2,100 1,100 100
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 5,749 FT SCT120 PAEI ELEV · 547 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT120
Scattered · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL5,749 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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