// Station · 22m ago

PALG

Kalskag Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 230° / 5 kt

VIS 8.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 800 ft

T/Td 10.6°C / 10°C

ALTIM 29.54 inHg

WX -RA

ELEV 55 FT

61.5363°N / 160.3410°W

LOCATION · Kalskag, US

WIND

230°5 kt

PALG · 55 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

230°/5

VIS

8.0 SM

CEILING

BKN008

LAYERS

BKN008 OVC014

T / Td

11 / 10

ALTIM

29.54"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — ceiling 800 ft. Light winds at 230°/5 kt, visibility 8.0 SM, broken at 800 ft, and overcast at 1,400 ft. Reported weather: -RA. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR PALG 111356Z AUTO 23005KT 8SM -RA BKN008 OVC014 11/10 A2954 RMK AO2 CIG 007V011 SLP004 P0002 T01060100

PALG · day 11 at 13:56 UTC · wind from 230° at 5 kt · visibility 8.0 SM · broken layer at 800 ft · overcast at 1,400 ft · temp 11°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 29.54" Hg · weather: -RA · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1000.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 5 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

230°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

25★ HDG 250° H5 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,198'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

07 HDG 070° T5 kt X2 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,055 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 -4°C

0FT

-55 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV55 FT OAT+11°C ISA DELTA-4°C PRESSURE ALT433 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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC014

Overcast · base 1,400 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN008

Broken · base 800 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING800 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER1,400 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL5,409 ft VFR MARGIN-2,200 ft

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

13:22ZSUNRISE

22:47ZSOLAR NOON

08:13ZSUNSET

10:07ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:18Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 54m VFR NIGHT BEGINS10:07Z (19h 49m) DAY LENGTH18h 50m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE10:46Z MOONSET05:37Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius

PANI

MVFR

Aniak Airport · Aniak

WIND: 210° / 10 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: BKN011
DIST: 23 NM E
AGE: 8m ago

PARS

IFR

Russian Mission Airport · Russian Mission

WIND: 210° / 4 kt
VIS: 4.0 SM
CEILING: BKN006
DIST: 31 NM NW
AGE: 22m ago

PAHC

IFR

Holy Cross Airport · Holy Cross

WIND: VRB / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN009
DIST: 42 NM N
AGE: 10m ago

PADM

MVFR

Marshall Don Hunter Sr Airport · Marshall

WIND: 210° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN018
DIST: 52 NM NW
AGE: 22m ago

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