// Station · 20m ago

PAKV

Kaltag Airport

CAT VFR

WIND CALM

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 10,000 ft

T/Td 14.4°C / 12.8°C

ALTIM 29.58 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 · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC100

LAYERS

FEW080 OVC100

T / Td

14 / 13

ALTIM

29.58"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 10,000 ft. Winds calm, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 8,000 ft, and overcast 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 111453Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW080 OVC100 14/13 A2958 RMK AO2 RAB1355E46 SLP017 P0000 60000 T01440128 56006 TSNO $

PAKV · day 11 at 14:53 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 8,000 ft · overcast at 10,000 ft · temp 14°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 29.58" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1001.7 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 +0°C

600FT

+419 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +1,100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV181 FT OAT+14°C ISA DELTA+0°C PRESSURE ALT518 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at PACR (Circle City (New) Airport, Circle, elev 613 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+6%

-4%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+4%

-3%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+2%

-2%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC100

Overcast · base 10,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

FEW080

Few · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING10,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL7,454 ft VFR MARGIN+7,000 ft

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

12:35ZSUNRISE

22:41ZSOLAR NOON

08:47ZSUNSET

—CIVIL END

CURRENT15:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 34m VFR NIGHT BEGINS— DAY LENGTH20h 12m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE10:01Z MOONSET06:13Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

PANU

VFR

Nulato Airport · Nulato

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC090
DIST: 30 NM NE
AGE: 17m ago

PAGA

VFR

Edward G. Pitka Sr Airport · Galena

WIND: 160° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN060
DIST: 53 NM NE
AGE: 17m ago

PAUN

VFR

Unalakleet Airport · Unalakleet

WIND: 070° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC090
DIST: 60 NM SW
AGE: 17m ago

PFSH

VFR

Shaktoolik Airport · Shaktoolik

WIND: 160° / 12 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN100
DIST: 65 NM W
AGE: 17m ago

PAKK

VFR

Koyuk Alfred Adams Airport · Koyuk

WIND: 040° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN110
DIST: 72 NM NW
AGE: 17m ago

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