// Station · 57m ago

PAKV

Kaltag Airport

CAT VFR

WIND CALM

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 5.6°C / 3.3°C

ALTIM 29.53 inHg

ELEV 181 FT

64.3186°N / 158.7420°W

LOCATION · Kaltag, US

WIND

000°0 kt

PAKV · 181 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 08Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT100

T / Td

6 / 3

ALTIM

29.53"

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 10,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR PAKV 270853Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT100 06/03 A2953 RMK AO2 SLP003 T00560033 401390022 53015 TSNO $

PAKV · day 27 at 08:53 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 10,000 ft · temp 6°C / dewpoint 3°C · altimeter 29.53" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1000.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

000°calm

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

03 HDG 030° —CALM —— 3,986'

21 HDG 210° —CALM —— 3,986'

Pattern altitude: 1,181 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 -8°C

-400FT

-581 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV181 FT OAT+6°C ISA DELTA-8°C PRESSURE ALT568 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at PABA (Barter Island Long Range Radar Station Airport, Barter Island, elev 2 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)

SCT100

Scattered · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL3,009 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-11)

12:44ZSUNRISE

22:33ZSOLAR NOON

08:22ZSUNSET

—CIVIL END

CURRENT09:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS— DAY LENGTH19h 38m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE21:24Z MOONSET17:03Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

PANU

VFR

Nulato Airport · Nulato

WIND: 350° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 30 NM NE
AGE: 54m ago

PAGA

VFR

Edward G. Pitka Sr Airport · Galena

WIND: 210° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN090
DIST: 53 NM NE
AGE: 54m ago

PAUN

VFR

Unalakleet Airport · Unalakleet

WIND: 100° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT075
DIST: 60 NM SW
AGE: 54m ago

PFSH

VFR

Shaktoolik Airport · Shaktoolik

WIND: 060° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC070
DIST: 65 NM W
AGE: 54m ago

PAKK

VFR

Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport · Koyuk

WIND: 010° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW095
DIST: 72 NM NW
AGE: 54m ago

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