// Station · 20m ago

PAFA

Fairbanks International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 090° / 4 kt

VIS 8.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 5,500 ft

T/Td 12.2°C / 11.1°C

ALTIM 29.66 inHg

WX -RA

ELEV 439 FT

64.8151°N / 147.8560°W

LOCATION · Fairbanks, US

WIND

090°4 kt

PAFA · 439 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 17Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

090°/4

VIS

8.0 SM

CEILING

BKN055

LAYERS

SCT017 BKN055 OVC075

T / Td

12 / 11

ALTIM

29.66"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 5,500 ft. Light winds at 090°/4 kt, visibility 8.0 SM, scattered at 1,700 ft, broken at 5,500 ft, and overcast at 7,500 ft. Reported weather: light rain (-RA). 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 251753Z 09004KT 8SM -RA SCT017 BKN055 OVC075 12/11 A2966 RMK AO2 SLP048 P0002 60003 T01220111 10122 20117 58028 $

PAFA · day 25 at 17:53 UTC · wind from 090° at 4 kt · visibility 8.0 SM · scattered layer at 1,700 ft · broken layer at 5,500 ft · overcast at 7,500 ft · temp 12°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 29.66" Hg · weather: light rain (-RA) · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1004.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 090° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

090°4 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 -1°C

500FT

+61 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV439 FT OAT+12°C ISA DELTA-1°C PRESSURE ALT696 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at PACZ (Cape Romanzof LRRS Airport, Cape Romanzof, elev 464 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact ENHANCED

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+5%

-4%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+4%

-2%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC075

Overcast · base 7,500 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN055

Broken · base 5,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT017

Scattered · base 1,700 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING5,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER7,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL6,601 ft VFR MARGIN+2,500 ft

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

14:11ZSUNRISE

21:54ZSOLAR NOON

05:38ZSUNSET

06:37ZCIVIL END

CURRENT18:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 24m VFR NIGHT BEGINS06:37Z (12h 23m) DAY LENGTH15h 26m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION94% MOONRISE00:18Z MOONSET15:44Z FULL MOON IN2 days

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