// Station · 17m ago

PAFB

Ladd Army Airfield

CAT VFR

WIND 080° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 21.4°C / 14.5°C

ALTIM 29.61 inHg

ELEV 454 FT

64.8375°N / 147.6140°W

LOCATION · Fairbanks, US

WIND

080°5 kt

PAFB · 454 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 17Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

080°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT100

T / Td

21 / 15

ALTIM

29.61"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 080°/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 10,000 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 PAFB 111755Z AUTO 08005KT 10SM SCT100 21/15 A2961 RMK AO2 SLP031 T02140145 10216 20134 57010 $

PAFB · day 11 at 17:55 UTC · wind from 080° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 10,000 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 29.61" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1003.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 5 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

080°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

07★ HDG 070° H5 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,575'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

25 HDG 250° T5 kt X1 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,454 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 +8°C

1,700FT

+1,246 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +800 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV454 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT761 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at PAOR (Northway Airport, Northway, elev 1,715 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+17%

-12%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+12%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-5%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT100

Scattered · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL11,262 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:40ZSUNRISE

21:57ZSOLAR NOON

08:13ZSUNSET

—CIVIL END

CURRENT18:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 01m VFR NIGHT BEGINS— DAY LENGTH20h 33m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE09:12Z MOONSET05:45Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

PAFA

VFR

Fairbanks International Airport · Fairbanks

WIND: VRB / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW095
DIST: 6 NM W
AGE: 19m ago

PAEI

VFR

Eielson Air Force Base · Fairbanks

WIND: VRB / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW100
DIST: 17 NM SE
AGE: 17m ago

PANN

VFR

Nenana Municipal Airport · Nenana

WIND: 080° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 41 NM SW
AGE: 19m ago

PABI

VFR → MVFR 20Z

Allen Army Airfield · Delta Junction Ft Greely

WIND: 100° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW080
DIST: 70 NM SE
AGE: 19m ago

PAIN

VFR

Denali National Park Airport · Denali Park

WIND: 160° / 7 ktG17
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW055
DIST: 74 NM SW
AGE: 16m ago

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