// Station · 22m ago
PAKN
King Salmon Airport
CAT LIFR
WIND 190° / 9 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING OVC at 400 ft
T/Td 2.2°C / 1.7°C
ALTIM 29.52 inHg
ELEV 73 FT
58.6778°N / 156.6520°W
LOCATION · King Salmon, US
WIND
190°9 kt
PAKN · 73 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
190°/9
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
OVC004
LAYERS
OVC004
T / Td
2 / 2
ALTIM
29.52"
// Interpretation
LIFR — ceiling 400 ft. Moderate winds at 190°/9 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, overcast at 400 ft. LIFR is the lowest standard category. Would improve to IFR above 500 ft and 1 SM.
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SPECI PAKN 270928Z 19009KT 10SM OVC004 02/02 A2952 RMK AO2 T00220017 $
PAKN · day 27 at 09:28 UTC · wind from 190° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 400 ft · temp 2°C / dewpoint 2°C · altimeter 29.52" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 190° @ 9 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
190°9 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
18★
HDG 180°
H9 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 4,017'
12
HDG 120°
H3 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 89%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
30
HDG 300°
T3 kt
X8 kt LEFT
—
36
HDG 360°
T9 kt
X2 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 -12°C
-1,000FT
-1,073 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -800 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV73 FT
OAT+2°C
ISA DELTA-12°C
PRESSURE ALT472 FT
// Performance equivalent
Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -1,000 ft high
on a standard ISA day — that's -1,073 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-10)
13:37ZSUNRISE
22:25ZSOLAR NOON
07:12ZSUNSET
08:18ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:50Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS08:18Z (past)
DAY LENGTH17h 34m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82%
MOONRISE22:18Z
MOONSET15:53Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius
PFWS
LIFR
South Naknek Number 2 Airport · South Naknek
- WIND
- 190° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC003
- DIST
- 11 NM W
- AGE
- 54m ago
PAIG
VFR
Igiugig Airport · Igiugig
- WIND
- 190° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC065
- DIST
- 45 NM NE
- AGE
- 11m ago
PANW
LIFR
New Stuyahok Airport · New Stuyahok
- WIND
- 130° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 0.25 SM
- CEILING
- OVC003
- DIST
- 52 NM NW
- AGE
- 23m ago
PFCL
LIFR
Clarks Point Airport · Clarks Point
- WIND
- 200° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- OVC002
- DIST
- 59 NM W
- AGE
- 54m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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