// Station · 10m ago

PAGK

Gulkana Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 160° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 10.6°C / 8.9°C

ALTIM 29.81 inHg

ELEV 1,586 FT

62.1559°N / 145.4547°W

LOCATION · Gulkana, US

WIND

160°6 kt

PAGK · 1,586 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

160°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

11 / 9

ALTIM

29.81"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 160°/6 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. 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 PAGK 111353Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM CLR 11/09 A2981 RMK AO2 SLP090 T01060089 TSNO $

PAGK · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 160° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 11°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.81" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1009.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 6 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

160°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

15★ HDG 150° H6 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,001'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

33 HDG 330° T6 kt X1 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 2,586 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

1,600FT

+14 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,586 FT OAT+11°C ISA DELTA-1°C PRESSURE ALT1,693 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at PASV (Sparrevohn LRRS Airport, Sparrevohn, elev 1,585 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+16%

-11%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+11%

-7%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-5%

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 · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL6,940 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:15ZSUNRISE

21:48ZSOLAR NOON

07:21ZSUNSET

—CIVIL END

CURRENT14:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 18m VFR NIGHT BEGINS— DAY LENGTH19h 05m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:39Z MOONSET04:44Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of PAGK.

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