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// 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
N
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
N
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 6,251 FT BKN012 · CEILING PAKT ELEV · 89 FT
// 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)

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