// Station · 22m ago

PAKT

Ketchikan International Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 120° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 1,200 ft

T/Td 12.2°C / 10.6°C

ALTIM 29.96 inHg

ELEV 89 FT

55.3556°N / 131.7140°W

LOCATION · Ketchikan, US

WIND

120°6 kt

PAKT · 89 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

120°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN012

LAYERS

BKN012

T / Td

12 / 11

ALTIM

29.96"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 1,200 ft. Light winds at 120°/6 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 1,200 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR PAKT 111553Z 12006KT 10SM BKN012 12/11 A2996 RMK AO2 SLP144 HARBOR WIND 00000KT T01220106 $

PAKT · day 11 at 15:53 UTC · wind from 120° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 1,200 ft · temp 12°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1014.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 6 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

120°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

11★ HDG 110° H6 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,500'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

29 HDG 290° T6 kt X1 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,089 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 -3°C

-300FT

-389 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV89 FT OAT+12°C ISA DELTA-3°C PRESSURE ALT48 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)

BKN012

Broken · base 1,200 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING1,200 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER1,200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL6,251 ft VFR MARGIN-1,800 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-9)

12:21ZSUNRISE

20:53ZSOLAR NOON

05:25ZSUNSET

06:20ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:15Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 09m VFR NIGHT BEGINS06:20Z (14h 05m) DAY LENGTH17h 03m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:49Z MOONSET02:53Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

PAMM

VFR

Metlakatla Seaplane Base · Metlakatla

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN033
DIST: 14 NM S
AGE: 19m ago

PAHY

LIFR

Hydaburg Seaplane Base · Hydaburg

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC003
DIST: 39 NM W
AGE: 3m ago

PAKW

VFR

Klawock Airport · Klawock

WIND: CALM
VIS: —
CEILING: OVC075
DIST: 48 NM W
AGE: 22m ago

CZST

VFR

Stewart Airport · Stewart

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN050
DIST: 68 NM NE
AGE: 15m ago

PAWG

VFR

Wrangell Airport · Wrangell

WIND: 310° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN080
DIST: 71 NM N
AGE: 19m ago

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