// Station · 11m ago

PAFM

Ambler Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 020° / 8 kt

VIS 5.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 6,000 ft

T/Td 14.4°C / 12.8°C

ALTIM 29.61 inHg

WX -RA BR

ELEV 334 FT

67.1055°N / 157.8553°W

LOCATION · Ambler, US

WIND

020°8 kt

PAFM · 334 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 20Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

020°/8

VIS

5.0 SM

CEILING

BKN060

LAYERS

FEW047 BKN060 OVC075

T / Td

14 / 13

ALTIM

29.61"

// Interpretation

MVFR — visibility 5.0 SM. Moderate winds at 020°/8 kt, visibility 5.0 SM, a few at 4,700 ft, broken at 6,000 ft, and overcast at 7,500 ft. Reported weather: -RA BR. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR PAFM 112056Z AUTO 02008KT 5SM -RA BR FEW047 BKN060 OVC075 14/13 A2961 RMK AO2 RAB26 SLP030 P0002 60002 T01440128 58008 $

PAFM · day 11 at 20:56 UTC · wind from 020° at 8 kt · visibility 5.0 SM · a few clouds at 4,700 ft · broken layer at 6,000 ft · overcast at 7,500 ft · temp 14°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 29.61" Hg · weather: -RA BR · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1003.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 020° @ 8 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

020°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

01★ HDG 010° H8 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,000'

10 HDG 100° H1 kt X8 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

28 HDG 280° T1 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

19 HDG 190° T8 kt X1 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

700FT

+366 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV334 FT OAT+14°C ISA DELTA+1°C PRESSURE ALT641 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at PAMH (Minchumina Airport, Minchumina, elev 678 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+7%

-5%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+5%

-3%

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)

OVC075

Overcast · base 7,500 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN060

Broken · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW047

Few · base 4,700 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING6,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER7,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL7,607 ft VFR MARGIN+3,000 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

CURRENT21:07Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS— DAY LENGTH24h

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION9% MOONRISE— MOONSET— FULL MOON IN18 days

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

PAGH

VFR

Shungnak Airport · Shungnak

WIND: 080° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC100
DIST: 21 NM SE
AGE: 11m ago

PASK

VFR

Selawik Airport · Selawik

WIND: 080° / 17 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC085
DIST: 59 NM SW
AGE: 11m ago

PAIK

VFR

Bob Baker Memorial Airport · Kiana

WIND: 100° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN080
DIST: 61 NM W
AGE: 11m ago

PFNO

VFR

Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport · Noorvik

WIND: 080° / 13 kt
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: FEW120
DIST: 76 NM W
AGE: 11m ago

PAHL

VFR

Huslia Airport · Huslia

WIND: 230° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC055
DIST: 92 NM SE
AGE: 11m ago

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