// Station · 43m ago

PAKU

Ugnu-Kuparuk Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 130° / 7 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 1,500 ft

T/Td -6°C / -8°C

ALTIM 30.22 inHg

ELEV 67 FT

70.3308°N / 149.5980°W

LOCATION · Kuparuk, US

WIND

130°7 kt

PAKU · 67 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 18Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

130°/7

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN015

LAYERS

FEW007 SCT011 BKN015

T / Td

-6 / -8

ALTIM

30.22"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 1,500 ft. Light winds at 130°/7 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 700 ft, scattered at 1,100 ft, and broken at 1,500 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 PAKU 301845Z 13007KT 10SM R06/P6000FT FEW007 SCT011 BKN015 M06/M08 A3022

PAKU · day 30 at 18:45 UTC · wind from 130° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 700 ft · scattered layer at 1,100 ft · broken layer at 1,500 ft · temp -6°C / dewpoint -8°C · altimeter 30.22" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 7 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

130°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

05★ HDG 050° H1 kt X7 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

23 HDG 230° T1 kt X7 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,067 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 -21°C

-2,800FT

-2,867 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV67 FT OAT-6°C ISA DELTA-21°C PRESSURE ALT-237 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -2,800 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -2,867 ft above PAKU'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)

BKN015

Broken · base 1,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT011

Scattered · base 1,100 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW007

Few · base 700 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING1,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER1,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL67 ft VFR MARGIN-1,500 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-10)

// 24h DAYLIGHT — sun does not set at this latitude on this date

—SUNRISE

21:57ZSOLAR NOON

—SUNSET

—CIVIL END

CURRENT19:28Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS— DAY LENGTH24h

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE— MOONSET— FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

PASC

VFR

Deadhorse Airport · Deadhorse

WIND: 120° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 24 NM E
AGE: 35m ago

PALP

MVFR

Alpine Airstrip · Nuiqsut

WIND: 190° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC026
DIST: 27 NM W
AGE: 43m ago

PAQT

MVFR → VFR 20Z

Nuiqsut Airport · Nuiqsut

WIND: 150° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC026
DIST: 29 NM W
AGE: 35m ago

PAAD

MVFR

Point Thomson Airstrip · Deadhorse

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC013
DIST: 68 NM E
AGE: 13m ago

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