// Station · 58m ago

PAKT

Ketchikan International Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 150° / 4 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 3,000 ft

T/Td 8.9°C / 7.8°C

ALTIM 30.08 inHg

ELEV 89 FT

55.3556°N / 131.7140°W

LOCATION · Ketchikan, US

WIND

150°4 kt

PAKT · 89 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

150°/4

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN030

LAYERS

SCT014 BKN030 OVC100

T / Td

9 / 8

ALTIM

30.08"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 3,000 ft. Light winds at 150°/4 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 1,400 ft, broken at 3,000 ft, and overcast at 10,000 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 270953Z AUTO 15004KT 10SM SCT014 BKN030 OVC100 09/08 A3008 RMK AO2 SLP187 T00890078 TSNO PNO $

PAKT · day 27 at 09:53 UTC · wind from 150° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 1,400 ft · broken layer at 3,000 ft · overcast at 10,000 ft · temp 9°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1018.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 150° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

150°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

11 HDG 110° —CALM —— 7,500'

29 HDG 290° —CALM —— 7,500'

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 -6°C

-800FT

-889 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV89 FT OAT+9°C ISA DELTA-6°C PRESSURE ALT-73 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -800 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -889 ft above PAKT'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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC100

Overcast · base 10,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN030

Broken · base 3,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT014

Scattered · base 1,400 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING3,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL4,584 ft VFR MARGIN+0 ft

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

12:20ZSUNRISE

20:45ZSOLAR NOON

05:10ZSUNSET

06:04ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:51Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING18h 19m VFR NIGHT BEGINS06:04Z (19h 12m) DAY LENGTH16h 50m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE21:02Z MOONSET13:53Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

PAKW

MVFR → VFR 18Z

Klawock Airport · Klawock

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN010
DIST: 48 NM W
AGE: 3m ago

PAWG

VFR

Wrangell Airport · Wrangell

WIND: 150° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN045
DIST: 71 NM N
AGE: 55m ago

CYPR

VFR → MVFR 17Z

Prince Rupert Airport · Prince Rupert

WIND: CALM
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: BKN048
DIST: 78 NM SE
AGE: 51m ago

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