// Station · 56m ago

PAHN

Haines Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 120° / 11 kt G23

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 8,000 ft

T/Td 7.8°C / 4.4°C

ALTIM 29.91 inHg

ELEV 15 FT

59.2439°N / 135.5239°W

LOCATION · Haines, US

WIND

120°11 kt

PAHN · 15 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 08Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

120°/11G23

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC080

LAYERS

FEW060 OVC080

T / Td

8 / 4

ALTIM

29.91"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 8,000 ft. Moderate winds at 120°/11 kt, gusting 23, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 6,000 ft, and overcast at 8,000 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 PAHN 270854Z AUTO 12011G23KT 10SM FEW060 OVC080 08/04 A2991 RMK AO2 PK WND 12026/0844 SLP130 60000 T00780044 401170072 53004 TSNO $

PAHN · day 27 at 08:54 UTC · wind from 120° at 11 kt, gusts to 23 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 6,000 ft · overcast at 8,000 ft · temp 8°C / dewpoint 4°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 11 ktG23

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

120°11G23 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

08★ HDG 080° H8 kt X7 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

26 HDG 260° T8 kt X7 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,015 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 -7°C

-800FT

-815 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV15 FT OAT+8°C ISA DELTA-7°C PRESSURE ALT21 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -800 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -815 ft above PAHN's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+0%

-0%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+0%

-0%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+0%

-0%

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)

OVC080

Overcast · base 8,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

FEW060

Few · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING8,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER8,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL3,954 ft VFR MARGIN+5,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-9)

12:07ZSUNRISE

21:00ZSOLAR NOON

05:54ZSUNSET

07:05ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING20h 04m VFR NIGHT BEGINS07:05Z (21h 15m) DAY LENGTH17h 47m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE20:47Z MOONSET14:34Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

PAGY

VFR

Skagway Airport · Skagway

WIND: 210° / 13 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC100
DIST: 14 NM NE
AGE: 57m ago

PAJN

VFR → MVFR 18Z

Juneau International Airport · Juneau

WIND: 090° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN040
DIST: 61 NM SE
AGE: 35m ago

PAOH

VFR

Hoonah Airport · Hoonah

WIND: 060° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 69 NM S
AGE: 54m ago

CYXY

VFR

Whitehorse / Erik Nielsen International Airport · Whitehorse

WIND: 160° / 12 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN060
DIST: 89 NM N
AGE: 50m ago

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