// Station · 6m ago

PAFM

Ambler Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 040° / 9 kt

VIS 6.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 9,000 ft

T/Td 15°C / 11.7°C

ALTIM 29.62 inHg

WX HZ

ELEV 334 FT

67.1055°N / 157.8553°W

LOCATION · Ambler, US

WIND

040°9 kt

PAFM · 334 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

040°/9

VIS

6.0 SM

CEILING

BKN090

LAYERS

SCT065 BKN090 OVC110

T / Td

15 / 12

ALTIM

29.62"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 9,000 ft. Moderate winds at 040°/9 kt, visibility 6.0 SM, scattered at 6,500 ft, broken at 9,000 ft, and overcast at 11,000 ft. Reported weather: HZ. 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 111956Z AUTO 04009KT 6SM HZ SCT065 BKN090 OVC110 15/12 A2962 RMK AO2 RAB17E29 SLP035 P0000 T01500117 $

PAFM · day 11 at 19:56 UTC · wind from 040° at 9 kt · visibility 6.0 SM · scattered layer at 6,500 ft · broken layer at 9,000 ft · overcast at 11,000 ft · temp 15°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.62" Hg · weather: HZ · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1003.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 9 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

040°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

01★ HDG 010° H8 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,000'

10 HDG 100° H5 kt X8 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 89%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

28 HDG 280° T5 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

19 HDG 190° T8 kt X4 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 +1°C

800FT

+466 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV334 FT OAT+15°C ISA DELTA+1°C PRESSURE ALT632 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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC110

Overcast · base 11,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN090

Broken · base 9,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT065

Scattered · base 6,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING9,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER11,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL7,910 ft VFR MARGIN+6,000 ft

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

// 24h DAYLIGHT — sun does not set at this latitude on this date

—SUNRISE

22:38ZSOLAR NOON

—SUNSET

—CIVIL END

CURRENT20:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS— DAY LENGTH24h

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE— MOONSET— FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of PAFM.

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