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// Station · 15m ago

PAKH

Akhiok Airport
CAT
WIND 360° / 3 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING
T/Td 10°C / 10°C
ALTIM 29.78 inHg
ELEV 44 FT
56.9387°N / 154.1830°W
LOCATION · Akhiok, US
N
WIND
360°3 kt
PAKH · 44 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
360°/3
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
10 / 10
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.78"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 360°/3 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. 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 PAKH 111256Z AUTO 36003KT 10SM 10/10 A2978 RMK AO2 RAE43 SLP085 T01000100 PNO $

PAKH · day 11 at 12:56 UTC · wind from 360° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 10°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 29.78" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1008.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 360° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
360°3 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
04 HDG 040° CALM 3,120'
22 HDG 220° CALM 3,120'
Pattern altitude: 1,044 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 -5°C

-400FT
-444 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT
200 -400 -1,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV44 FT OAT+10°C ISA DELTA-5°C PRESSURE ALT183 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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 5,095 FT PAKH ELEV · 44 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL5,095 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

13:40ZSUNRISE
22:23ZSOLAR NOON
07:05ZSUNSET
08:07ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 54m VFR NIGHT BEGINS08:07Z (18h 55m) DAY LENGTH17h 25m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE11:02Z MOONSET04:27Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

// Area map · 160 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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