// Station · 31m ago

PAFA

Fairbanks International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 040° / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 11,000 ft

T/Td 16.7°C / 13.9°C

ALTIM 29.64 inHg

ELEV 439 FT

64.8151°N / 147.8560°W

LOCATION · Fairbanks, US

WIND

040°3 kt

PAFA · 439 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

040°/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN110

LAYERS

BKN110 BKN220

T / Td

17 / 14

ALTIM

29.64"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 11,000 ft. Light winds at 040°/3 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 11,000 ft, and broken at 22,000 ft. 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 PAFA 111553Z 04003KT 10SM BKN110 BKN220 17/14 A2964 RMK AO2 SLP041 T01670139

PAFA · day 11 at 15:53 UTC · wind from 040° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 11,000 ft · broken layer at 22,000 ft · temp 17°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 29.64" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1004.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

040°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 8 ends

02L HDG 020° —CALM —— 11,800'

20R HDG 200° —CALM —— 11,800'

02W HDG 020° —CALM —— 5,400'

20W HDG 200° —CALM —— 5,400'

02R HDG 020° —CALM —— 4,510'

20L HDG 200° —CALM —— 4,510'

02 HDG 020° —CALM —— 2,900'

20 HDG 200° —CALM —— 2,900'

Pattern altitude: 1,439 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

1,100FT

+661 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV439 FT OAT+17°C ISA DELTA+3°C PRESSURE ALT717 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at PAPR (Prospect Creek Airport, Prospect Creek, elev 1,095 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+11%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+4%

-3%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN220

Broken · base 22,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN110

Broken · base 11,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING11,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER22,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL8,873 ft VFR MARGIN+8,000 ft

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

11:41ZSUNRISE

21:58ZSOLAR NOON

08:14ZSUNSET

—CIVIL END

CURRENT16:24Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 49m VFR NIGHT BEGINS— DAY LENGTH20h 32m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:10Z MOONSET05:42Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of PAFA.

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