// Station · 10m ago

PAFS

Nikolai Airport

CAT VFR

WIND CALM

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 13.9°C / 13.3°C

ALTIM 29.63 inHg

ELEV 441 FT

63.0179°N / 154.3604°W

LOCATION · Nikolai, US

WIND

000°0 kt

PAFS · 441 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW060

T / Td

14 / 13

ALTIM

29.63"

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 6,000 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 PAFS 111401Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW060 14/13 A2963 RMK AO2 SLP034 T01390133 $

PAFS · day 11 at 14:01 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 6,000 ft · temp 14°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 29.63" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1003.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

000°calm

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

04 HDG 040° —CALM —— 4,003'

22 HDG 220° —CALM —— 4,003'

Pattern altitude: 1,441 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 +0°C

800FT

+359 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +700 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV441 FT OAT+14°C ISA DELTA+0°C PRESSURE ALT728 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW060

Few · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER6,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL7,461 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:39ZSUNRISE

22:24ZSOLAR NOON

08:08ZSUNSET

—CIVIL END

CURRENT14:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 57m VFR NIGHT BEGINS— DAY LENGTH19h 29m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE10:03Z MOONSET05:32Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

PAMC

VFR → MVFR 06Z

McGrath Airport · McGrath

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN065
DIST: 34 NM W
AGE: 18m ago

PATL

VFR

Tatalina LRRS Airport · Takotna

WIND: VRB / 1 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN065
DIST: 45 NM W
AGE: 16m ago

PAMH

VFR

Minchumina Airport · Minchumina

WIND: CALM
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 76 NM NE
AGE: 15m ago

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