// Station · 55m ago

PAIL

Iliamna Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 050° / 4 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 3,400 ft

T/Td 3.9°C / 2.8°C

ALTIM 29.55 inHg

WX -RA

ELEV 192 FT

59.7544°N / 154.9110°W

LOCATION · Iliamna, US

WIND

050°4 kt

PAIL · 192 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 08Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

050°/4

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC034

LAYERS

OVC034

T / Td

4 / 3

ALTIM

29.55"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 3,400 ft. Light winds at 050°/4 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, overcast at 3,400 ft. Reported weather: -RA. 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 PAIL 270853Z 05004KT 10SM -RA OVC034 04/03 A2955 RMK AO2 RAB0759 SLP007 P0001 60001 T00390028 400720039 51018

PAIL · day 27 at 08:53 UTC · wind from 050° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 3,400 ft · temp 4°C / dewpoint 3°C · altimeter 29.55" Hg · weather: -RA · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1000.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 050° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

050°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 8 ends

08 HDG 080° —CALM —— 5,086'

26 HDG 260° —CALM —— 5,086'

18 HDG 180° —CALM —— 4,800'

36 HDG 360° —CALM —— 4,800'

E HDG 277° —CALM —— 2,998'

W HDG 097° —CALM —— 2,998'

N HDG 198° —CALM —— 2,892'

S HDG 018° —CALM —— 2,892'

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 -10°C

-600FT

-792 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV192 FT OAT+4°C ISA DELTA-10°C PRESSURE ALT558 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at KTRM (Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport, Palm Springs, elev -115 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC034

Overcast · base 3,400 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING3,400 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER3,400 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL2,162 ft VFR MARGIN+400 ft

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

13:21ZSUNRISE

22:18ZSOLAR NOON

07:14ZSUNSET

08:28ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:48Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS08:28Z (past) DAY LENGTH17h 52m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE22:02Z MOONSET15:54Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

PAIG

VFR

Igiugig Airport · Igiugig

WIND: 190° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC065
DIST: 40 NM SW
AGE: 9m ago

PANW

LIFR

New Stuyahok Airport · New Stuyahok

WIND: 130° / 6 kt
VIS: 0.25 SM
CEILING: OVC003
DIST: 77 NM W
AGE: 21m ago

PASV

VFR

Sparrevohn LRRS Airport · Sparrevohn

WIND: 140° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC050
DIST: 83 NM N
AGE: 53m ago

PAKN

LIFR → MVFR 21Z

King Salmon Airport · King Salmon

WIND: 190° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC004
DIST: 84 NM SW
AGE: 20m ago

PFWS

LIFR

South Naknek Number 2 Airport · South Naknek

WIND: 190° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC003
DIST: 90 NM SW
AGE: 52m ago

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