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// 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
N
WIND
200°13 kt
PAKN · 73 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

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
N
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
1,500 50 -1,400
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 3,709 FT BKN006 · CEILING OVC010 PAKN ELEV · 73 FT
// 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

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