// Station · 9m ago

PAJZ

Koliganek Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 180° / 18 kt

VIS 2.5 SM

CEILING OVC at 600 ft

T/Td 7.2°C / 7.2°C

ALTIM 29.73 inHg

WX BR

ELEV 269 FT

59.7266°N / 157.2590°W

LOCATION · Koliganek, US

WIND

180°18 kt

PAJZ · 269 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/18

VIS

2.5 SM

CEILING

OVC006

LAYERS

OVC006

T / Td

7 / 7

ALTIM

29.73"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — ceiling 600 ft. Brisk winds at 180°/18 kt, visibility 2.5 SM, overcast at 600 ft. Reported weather: 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 PAJZ 111356Z AUTO 18018KT 2 1/2SM BR OVC006 07/07 A2973 RMK AO2 CIG 004V010 SLP064 T00720072 PNO $

PAJZ · day 11 at 13:56 UTC · wind from 180° at 18 kt · visibility 2.5 SM · overcast at 600 ft · temp 7°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 29.73" Hg · weather: BR · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1006.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 18 kt

2 USABLE · 0 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

180°18 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

09★ HDG 090° H0 kt X18 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,300'

27 HDG 270° H0 kt X18 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

Pattern altitude: 1,269 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

-400FT

-669 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV269 FT OAT+7°C ISA DELTA-7°C PRESSURE ALT455 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)

OVC006

Overcast · base 600 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING600 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER600 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL3,905 ft VFR MARGIN-2,400 ft

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

13:29ZSUNRISE

22:35ZSOLAR NOON

07:41ZSUNSET

09:02ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 36m VFR NIGHT BEGINS09:02Z (18h 56m) DAY LENGTH18h 12m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE10:53Z MOONSET05:05Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

PANW

LIFR

New Stuyahok Airport · New Stuyahok

WIND: 190° / 12 ktG21
VIS: 3.0 SM
CEILING: OVC003
DIST: 17 NM S
AGE: 9m ago

PAIG

MVFR

Igiugig Airport · Igiugig

WIND: 180° / 15 ktG21
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN019
DIST: 48 NM SE
AGE: 9m ago

PADL

IFR → MVFR 04Z

Dillingham Airport · Dillingham

WIND: 210° / 11 ktG18
VIS: 2.0 SM
CEILING: OVC007
DIST: 56 NM SW
AGE: 9m ago

PFWS

IFR

South Naknek Number 2 Airport · South Naknek

WIND: 210° / 17 ktG22
VIS: 1.5 SM
CEILING: BKN006
DIST: 62 NM S
AGE: 9m ago

PAKN

MVFR → VFR 05Z

King Salmon Airport · King Salmon

WIND: 200° / 14 ktG19
VIS: 6.0 SM
CEILING: BKN010
DIST: 66 NM S
AGE: 11m ago

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