// Station · 23m ago

PAFR

Bryant Army Airfield

CAT VFR

WIND 180° / 15 kt G26

VIS 9.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 8,000 ft

T/Td 15°C / 5°C

ALTIM 29.86 inHg

ELEV 378 FT

61.2664°N / 149.6530°W

LOCATION · Fort Richardson, US

WIND

180°15 kt

PAFR · 378 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 23Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/15G26

VIS

9.0 SM

CEILING

BKN080

LAYERS

BKN080 OVC110

T / Td

15 / 5

ALTIM

29.86"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 8,000 ft. Brisk winds at 180°/15 kt, gusting 26, visibility 9.0 SM, broken at 8,000 ft, and 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

SPECI PAFR 142331Z AUTO 18015G26KT 9SM BKN080 OVC110 15/05 A2986 RMK AO2 WSHFT 27 RAB2255E00 SLP113 $

PAFR · day 14 at 23:31 UTC · wind from 180° at 15 kt, gusts to 26 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · broken layer at 8,000 ft · overcast at 11,000 ft · temp 15°C / dewpoint 5°C · altimeter 29.86" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 15 ktG26

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

180°15G26 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

17★ HDG 170° H15 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,175'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

35 HDG 350° T15 kt X3 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,378 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

500FT

+122 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV378 FT OAT+15°C ISA DELTA+1°C PRESSURE ALT434 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at PACZ (Cape Romanzof LRRS Airport, Cape Romanzof, elev 464 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+5%

-4%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+4%

-2%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+2%

-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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC110

Overcast · base 11,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN080

Broken · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING8,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER11,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL7,954 ft VFR MARGIN+5,000 ft

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

12:49ZSUNRISE

22:05ZSOLAR NOON

07:22ZSUNSET

08:58ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:54Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 27m VFR NIGHT BEGINS08:58Z (9h 04m) DAY LENGTH18h 33m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE12:58Z MOONSET07:31Z FULL MOON IN15 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

PAED

VFR → MVFR 05Z

Elmendorf Air Force Base · Anchorage

WIND: 340° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC070
DIST: 5 NM W
AGE: 59m ago

PAMR

VFR

Merrill Field · Anchorage

WIND: 350° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC070
DIST: 6 NM SW
AGE: 1h 1m ago

PABV

VFR

Birchwood Airport · Birchwood

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC075
DIST: 10 NM NE
AGE: 58m ago

PALH

VFR

Lake Hood Seaplane Base · Anchorage

WIND: 050° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC070
DIST: 11 NM SW
AGE: 1h 1m ago

PANC

VFR → MVFR 04Z

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport · Anchorage

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN050
DIST: 11 NM SW
AGE: 1h 1m ago

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