// Station · 17m ago

PAJC

Chignik Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 330° / 11 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 2,600 ft

T/Td 10.6°C / 4.4°C

ALTIM 29.93 inHg

ELEV 18 FT

56.3115°N / 158.3730°W

LOCATION · Chignik, US

WIND

330°11 kt

PAJC · 18 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

330°/11

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC026

LAYERS

OVC026

T / Td

11 / 4

ALTIM

29.93"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 2,600 ft. Moderate winds at 330°/11 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, overcast at 2,600 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR PAJC 111556Z AUTO 33011KT 10SM OVC026 11/04 A2993 RMK AO2 SLP139 T01060044

PAJC · day 11 at 15:56 UTC · wind from 330° at 11 kt · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 2,600 ft · temp 11°C / dewpoint 4°C · altimeter 29.93" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1013.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 330° @ 11 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

330°11 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

02★ HDG 020° H7 kt X8 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 2,600'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

20 HDG 200° T7 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

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 -4°C

-500FT

-518 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV18 FT OAT+11°C ISA DELTA-4°C PRESSURE ALT6 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC026

Overcast · base 2,600 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING2,600 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,600 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL5,372 ft VFR MARGIN-400 ft

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

14:02ZSUNRISE

22:40ZSOLAR NOON

07:18ZSUNSET

08:17ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 05m VFR NIGHT BEGINS08:17Z (16h 03m) DAY LENGTH17h 16m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE11:29Z MOONSET04:46Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

PAPE

VFR

Perryville Airport · Perryville

WIND: 190° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 36 NM SW
AGE: 17m ago

PAPH

IFR

Port Heiden Airport · Port Heiden

WIND: 250° / 14 kt
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: OVC006
DIST: 40 NM N
AGE: 17m ago

PASD

VFR

Sand Point Airport · Sand Point

WIND: 300° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW020
DIST: 94 NM SW
AGE: 17m ago

PAOU

MVFR

Nelson Lagoon Airport · Nelson Lagoon

WIND: 240° / 12 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC010
DIST: 95 NM W
AGE: 2m ago

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