// Station · 19m ago

PAKN

King Salmon Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 200° / 13 kt G20

VIS 4.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 600 ft

T/Td 7.2°C / 6.7°C

ALTIM 29.78 inHg

WX BR

ELEV 73 FT

58.6778°N / 156.6520°W

LOCATION · King Salmon, US

WIND

200°13 kt

PAKN · 73 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

200°/13G20

VIS

4.0 SM

CEILING

BKN006

LAYERS

BKN006 OVC010

T / Td

7 / 7

ALTIM

29.78"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — ceiling 600 ft. Brisk winds at 200°/13 kt, gusting 20, visibility 4.0 SM, broken at 600 ft, and overcast at 1,000 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 PAKN 111454Z AUTO 20013G20KT 4SM BR BKN006 OVC010 07/07 A2978 RMK AO2 PK WND 20026/1433 RAE02 SLP083 P0001 60001 T00720067 51007 PWINO TSNO

PAKN · day 11 at 14:54 UTC · wind from 200° at 13 kt, gusts to 20 kt · visibility 4.0 SM · broken layer at 600 ft · overcast at 1,000 ft · temp 7°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 29.78" Hg · weather: BR · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1008.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 200° @ 13 ktG20

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

200°13G20 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

18★ HDG 180° H12 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,017'

12 HDG 120° H2 kt X13 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 65%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

30 HDG 300° T2 kt X13 kt LEFT —

36 HDG 360° T12 kt X4 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,073 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

-700FT

-773 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV73 FT OAT+7°C ISA DELTA-7°C PRESSURE ALT212 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -700 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -773 ft above PAKN'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)

OVC010

Overcast · base 1,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN006

Broken · base 600 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING600 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER1,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL3,709 ft VFR MARGIN-2,400 ft

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

13:36ZSUNRISE

22:33ZSOLAR NOON

07:29ZSUNSET

08:41ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 16m VFR NIGHT BEGINS08:41Z (17h 27m) DAY LENGTH17h 53m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE11:02Z MOONSET04:55Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

PFWS

IFR

South Naknek Number 2 Airport · South Naknek

WIND: 220° / 17 kt
VIS: 1.8 SM
CEILING: OVC006
DIST: 11 NM W
AGE: 6m ago

PAII

IFR

Egegik Airport · Egegik

WIND: 250° / 14 ktG22
VIS: 4.0 SM
CEILING: OVC006
DIST: 37 NM SW
AGE: 17m ago

PAIG

VFR

Igiugig Airport · Igiugig

WIND: 170° / 17 ktG23
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT014
DIST: 45 NM NE
AGE: 10m ago

PANW

LIFR

New Stuyahok Airport · New Stuyahok

WIND: 180° / 10 ktG17
VIS: 4.0 SM
CEILING: OVC003
DIST: 52 NM NW
AGE: 17m ago

PFCL

IFR

Clarks Point Airport · Clarks Point

WIND: 210° / 15 ktG26
VIS: 2.5 SM
CEILING: OVC005
DIST: 59 NM W
AGE: 17m ago

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