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// Station · 22m ago

PAHO

Homer Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 220° / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 15°C / 8.9°C
ALTIM 29.78 inHg
ELEV 84 FT
59.6445°N / 151.4792°W
LOCATION · Homer, US
N
WIND
220°5 kt
PAHO · 84 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
220°/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
15 / 9
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.78"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 220°/5 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 PAHO 111353Z 22005KT 10SM CLR 15/09 A2978 RMK AO2 SLP084 T01500089 $

PAHO · day 11 at 13:53 UTC · wind from 220° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 15°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.78" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1008.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 220° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
220°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
22 HDG 220° H5 kt X0 kt PRIMARY · 6,701'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
04 HDG 040° T5 kt X0 kt
Pattern altitude: 1,084 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

300FT
+216 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +800 FT
800 50 -700
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV84 FT OAT+15°C ISA DELTA+0°C PRESSURE ALT223 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at PAHU (Hughes Airport, Hughes, elev 299 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+3%
-2%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+2%
-1%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+1%
-1%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 7,660 FT PAHO ELEV · 84 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL7,660 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

13:07ZSUNRISE
22:12ZSOLAR NOON
07:17ZSUNSET
08:37ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:15Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 01m VFR NIGHT BEGINS08:37Z (18h 21m) DAY LENGTH18h 10m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE10:31Z MOONSET04:41Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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