// Station · 17m ago

PAFM

Ambler Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 020° / 15 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 11,000 ft

T/Td 4.4°C / -3.3°C

ALTIM 29.64 inHg

ELEV 334 FT

67.1055°N / 157.8553°W

LOCATION · Ambler, US

WIND

020°15 kt

PAFM · 334 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

020°/15

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC110

LAYERS

OVC110

T / Td

4 / -3

ALTIM

29.64"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 11,000 ft. Brisk winds at 020°/15 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, overcast at 11,000 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 PAFM 271356Z AUTO 02015KT 10SM OVC110 04/M03 A2964 RMK AO2 SLP040 T00441033 $

PAFM · day 27 at 13:56 UTC · wind from 020° at 15 kt · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 11,000 ft · temp 4°C / dewpoint -3°C · altimeter 29.64" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1004.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 020° @ 15 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

020°15 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

01★ HDG 010° H15 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,000'

10 HDG 100° H3 kt X15 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

28 HDG 280° T3 kt X15 kt RIGHT —

19 HDG 190° T15 kt X3 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,334 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 -9°C

-500FT

-834 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV334 FT OAT+4°C ISA DELTA-9°C PRESSURE ALT612 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KTRM (Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport, Palm Springs, elev -115 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+0%

-0%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+0%

-0%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+0%

-0%

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)

OVC110

Overcast · base 11,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING11,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER11,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL2,556 ft VFR MARGIN+8,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-11)

11:30ZSUNRISE

22:30ZSOLAR NOON

09:29ZSUNSET

—CIVIL END

CURRENT14:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING19h 16m VFR NIGHT BEGINS— DAY LENGTH21h 59m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION84% MOONRISE20:20Z MOONSET18:19Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

PAGH

VFR

Shungnak Airport · Shungnak

WIND: 200° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN055
DIST: 21 NM SE
AGE: 17m ago

PASK

VFR

Selawik Airport · Selawik

WIND: 090° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN080
DIST: 59 NM SW
AGE: 17m ago

PAIK

VFR

Bob Baker Memorial Airport · Kiana

WIND: 070° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC070
DIST: 61 NM W
AGE: 17m ago

PFNO

VFR

Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport · Noorvik

WIND: 070° / 5 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: OVC110
DIST: 76 NM W
AGE: 17m ago

PAHL

VFR

Huslia Airport · Huslia

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC085
DIST: 92 NM SE
AGE: 17m ago

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