// Station · 6m ago

PAIL

Iliamna Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 230° / 9 kt G20

VIS 2.5 SM

CEILING BKN at 1,000 ft

T/Td 7.8°C / 7.2°C

ALTIM 29.79 inHg

WX -RA BR

ELEV 192 FT

59.7544°N / 154.9110°W

LOCATION · Iliamna, US

WIND

230°9 kt

PAIL · 192 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

230°/9G20

VIS

2.5 SM

CEILING

BKN010

LAYERS

BKN010 OVC013

T / Td

8 / 7

ALTIM

29.79"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — visibility 2.5 SM. Moderate winds at 230°/9 kt, gusting 20, visibility 2.5 SM, broken at 1,000 ft, and overcast at 1,300 ft. Reported weather: -RA BR. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR PAIL 111453Z 23009G20KT 2 1/2SM -RA BR BKN010 OVC013 08/07 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP088 P0001 60026 T00780072 53012

PAIL · day 11 at 14:53 UTC · wind from 230° at 9 kt, gusts to 20 kt · visibility 2.5 SM · broken layer at 1,000 ft · overcast at 1,300 ft · temp 8°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 29.79" Hg · weather: -RA BR · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1008.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 9 ktG20

4 USABLE · 4 AVOID

WIND

230°9G20 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 4 usable

26★ HDG 260° H8 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,086'

N HDG 198° H8 kt X5 kt RIGHT 2,892'

18 HDG 180° H6 kt X7 kt RIGHT 4,800'

E HDG 277° H6 kt X7 kt LEFT 2,998'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 4 ends

36 HDG 360° T6 kt X7 kt LEFT —

W HDG 097° T6 kt X7 kt RIGHT —

08 HDG 080° T8 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

S HDG 018° T8 kt X5 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,192 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

-500FT

-692 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV192 FT OAT+8°C ISA DELTA-7°C PRESSURE ALT319 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at PAEL (Elfin Cove Seaplane Base, Elfin Cove, elev 0 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// 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)

OVC013

Overcast · base 1,300 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN010

Broken · base 1,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING1,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER1,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL4,131 ft VFR MARGIN-2,000 ft

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

13:19ZSUNRISE

22:26ZSOLAR NOON

07:32ZSUNSET

08:53ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:59Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 33m VFR NIGHT BEGINS08:53Z (17h 53m) DAY LENGTH18h 12m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE10:45Z MOONSET04:58Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

PAIG

MVFR

Igiugig Airport · Igiugig

WIND: 170° / 16 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN014
DIST: 40 NM SW
AGE: 3m ago

PAJZ

IFR

Koliganek Airport · Koliganek

WIND: 180° / 16 kt
VIS: 3.0 SM
CEILING: OVC006
DIST: 71 NM W
AGE: 3m ago

PANW

LIFR

New Stuyahok Airport · New Stuyahok

WIND: 180° / 10 ktG17
VIS: 4.0 SM
CEILING: OVC003
DIST: 77 NM W
AGE: 3m ago

PASV

VFR

Sparrevohn LRRS Airport · Sparrevohn

WIND: VRB / 6 kt
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: BKN055
DIST: 83 NM N
AGE: 1h 4m ago

PAKN

IFR → MVFR 21Z

King Salmon Airport · King Salmon

WIND: 200° / 13 ktG20
VIS: 4.0 SM
CEILING: BKN006
DIST: 84 NM SW
AGE: 5m ago

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