// Station · 6m ago

PAIN

Denali National Park Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 170° / 10 kt G16

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 5,000 ft

T/Td 12.8°C / 5.6°C

ALTIM 29.85 inHg

ELEV 1,720 FT

63.7325°N / 148.9113°W

LOCATION · Denali Park, US

WIND

170°10 kt

PAIN · 1,720 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

170°/10G16

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC050

LAYERS

OVC050

T / Td

13 / 6

ALTIM

29.85"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 5,000 ft. Moderate winds at 170°/10 kt, gusting 16, visibility better than 10 statute miles, overcast at 5,000 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 PAIN 142256Z AUTO 17010G16KT 10SM OVC050 13/06 A2985 RMK AO2 SLP117 T01280056 TSNO $

PAIN · day 14 at 22:56 UTC · wind from 170° at 10 kt, gusts to 16 kt · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 5,000 ft · temp 13°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1011.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 10 ktG16

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

170°10G16 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

16★ HDG 160° H10 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

34 HDG 340° T10 kt X2 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 2,720 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

1,900FT

+180 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,720 FT OAT+13°C ISA DELTA+1°C PRESSURE ALT1,788 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at PALR (Chandalar Lake Airport, Chandalar Lake, elev 1,920 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+19%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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)

OVC050

Overcast · base 5,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING5,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER5,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL8,185 ft VFR MARGIN+2,000 ft

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

12:14ZSUNRISE

22:02ZSOLAR NOON

07:50ZSUNSET

—CIVIL END

CURRENT23:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 48m VFR NIGHT BEGINS— DAY LENGTH19h 36m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE12:22Z MOONSET07:58Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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

PANN

VFR

Nenana Municipal Airport · Nenana

WIND: 160° / 11 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT060
DIST: 49 NM N
AGE: 9m ago

PAFA

VFR → MVFR 15Z

Fairbanks International Airport · Fairbanks

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN150
DIST: 71 NM N
AGE: 9m ago

PAEI

VFR

Eielson Air Force Base · Fairbanks

WIND: 160° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN100
DIST: 73 NM NE
AGE: 1h 7m ago

PAFB

VFR → MVFR 16Z

Ladd Army Airfield · Fairbanks

WIND: 170° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN150
DIST: 74 NM NE
AGE: 1h 7m ago

PABI

VFR

Allen Army Airfield · Delta Junction Ft Greely

WIND: 180° / 26 ktG43
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN200
DIST: 86 NM E
AGE: 9m ago

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