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// Station · 28m ago

PALP

Alpine Airstrip
CAT VFR
WIND 060° / 12 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 16°C / 9°C
ALTIM 29.77 inHg
ELEV 18 FT
70.3443°N / 150.9450°W
LOCATION · Nuiqsut, US
N
WIND
060°12 kt
PALP · 18 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 23Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
060°/12
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW100
 
 
 
T / Td
16 / 9
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.77"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 060°/12 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few 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 PALP 142353Z 06012KT 10SM FEW100 16/09 A2977

PALP · day 14 at 23:53 UTC · wind from 060° at 12 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 10,000 ft · temp 16°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.77" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 060° @ 12 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
060°12 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
04 HDG 040° H11 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,005'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
22 HDG 220° T11 kt X4 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,018 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 +1°C

300FT
+282 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT
500 -200 -900
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV18 FT OAT+16°C ISA DELTA+1°C PRESSURE ALT166 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at PAHU (Hughes Airport, Hughes, elev 299 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+3%
-2%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+2%
-1%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+1%
-1%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 8,099 FT FEW100 PALP ELEV · 18 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW100
Few · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL8,099 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

// 24h DAYLIGHT — sun does not set at this latitude on this date
SUNRISE
22:10ZSOLAR NOON
SUNSET
CIVIL END
CURRENT00:21Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS DAY LENGTH24h
New Moon
ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE MOONSET FULL MOON IN15 days

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

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