// Station · 52m ago

PAJC

Chignik Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 270° / 8 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 6,500 ft

T/Td 4.4°C / 0.6°C

ALTIM 29.58 inHg

ELEV 18 FT

56.3115°N / 158.3730°W

LOCATION · Chignik, US

WIND

270°8 kt

PAJC · 18 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 08Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

270°/8

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC065

LAYERS

FEW033 OVC065

T / Td

4 / 1

ALTIM

29.58"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 6,500 ft. Moderate winds at 270°/8 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 3,300 ft, and overcast at 6,500 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 PAJC 270856Z AUTO 27008KT 10SM FEW033 OVC065 04/01 A2958 RMK AO2 RAB06E52 SLPNO P0000 60000 T00440006 400830044 53017

PAJC · day 27 at 08:56 UTC · wind from 270° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 3,300 ft · overcast at 6,500 ft · temp 4°C / dewpoint 1°C · altimeter 29.58" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 270° @ 8 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

270°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

20★ HDG 200° H3 kt X8 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 2,600'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

02 HDG 020° T3 kt X8 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,018 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

-800FT

-818 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -700 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV18 FT OAT+4°C ISA DELTA-10°C PRESSURE ALT355 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -800 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -818 ft above PAJC'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)

OVC065

Overcast · base 6,500 ft AGL · 8 oktas

FEW033

Few · base 3,300 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING6,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER6,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL2,240 ft VFR MARGIN+3,500 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-11)

14:01ZSUNRISE

22:32ZSOLAR NOON

07:02ZSUNSET

07:58ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:48Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS07:58Z (past) DAY LENGTH17h 00m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE22:42Z MOONSET15:42Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

PAPE

VFR

Perryville Airport · Perryville

WIND: 220° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC070
DIST: 36 NM SW
AGE: 52m ago

PAPH

IFR

Port Heiden Airport · Port Heiden

WIND: 240° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC005
DIST: 40 NM N
AGE: 52m ago

PASD

MVFR → VFR 21Z

Sand Point Airport · Sand Point

WIND: 280° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC022
DIST: 94 NM SW
AGE: 52m ago

PAOU

MVFR

Nelson Lagoon Airport · Nelson Lagoon

WIND: 240° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN012
DIST: 95 NM W
AGE: 13m ago

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