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// Station · 27m ago

PAFA

Fairbanks International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING BKN at 11,000 ft
T/Td 14.4°C / 13.3°C
ALTIM 29.65 inHg
ELEV 439 FT
64.8151°N / 147.8560°W
LOCATION · Fairbanks, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
PAFA · 439 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN110
 
 
 
LAYERS
BKN110 BKN220
 
 
 
T / Td
14 / 13
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.65"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 11,000 ft. Winds calm, 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 111353Z 00000KT 10SM BKN110 BKN220 14/13 A2965 RMK AO2 SLP044 T01440133

PAFA · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 11,000 ft · broken layer at 22,000 ft · temp 14°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 29.65" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1004.4 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 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

800FT
+361 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT
1,700 950 200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV439 FT OAT+14°C ISA DELTA+1°C PRESSURE ALT708 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at PAEG (Eagle Airport, Eagle, elev 908 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+8%
-6%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+6%
-4%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+3%
-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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 7,712 FT BKN110 · CEILING BKN220 PAFA ELEV · 439 FT
// 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 LEVEL7,712 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
CURRENT14:20Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 53m VFR NIGHT BEGINS DAY LENGTH20h 32m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:06Z MOONSET05:38Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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