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// 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
N
WIND
040°3 kt
PAFA · 439 FT
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// 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
N
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
1,700 1,050 400
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 8,873 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 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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