// Station · 1h 1m ago · STALE

PAMD

Middleton Island Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 090° / 8 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 4,700 ft

T/Td 8.3°C / 4.4°C

ALTIM 30.10 inHg

ELEV 100 FT

59.4499°N / 146.3070°W

LOCATION · Middleton Island, US

WIND

090°8 kt

PAMD · 100 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

090°/8

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC047

LAYERS

OVC047

T / Td

8 / 4

ALTIM

30.10"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,700 ft. Moderate winds at 090°/8 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, overcast at 4,700 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 PAMD 301956Z AUTO 09008KT 10SM OVC047 08/04 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP191 T00830044 $

PAMD · day 30 at 19:56 UTC · wind from 090° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 4,700 ft · temp 8°C / dewpoint 4°C · altimeter 30.10" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1019.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 090° @ 8 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

090°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

13★ HDG 130° H6 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 1,500'

02 HDG 020° H3 kt X8 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

20 HDG 200° T3 kt X8 kt LEFT —

31 HDG 310° T6 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,100 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 -7°C

-900FT

-1,000 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV100 FT OAT+8°C ISA DELTA-7°C PRESSURE ALT-83 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -900 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -1,000 ft above PAMD'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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC047

Overcast · base 4,700 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,700 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,700 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL4,292 ft VFR MARGIN+1,700 ft

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

12:43ZSUNRISE

21:44ZSOLAR NOON

06:44ZSUNSET

08:00ZCIVIL END

CURRENT20:57Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 47m VFR NIGHT BEGINS08:00Z (11h 03m) DAY LENGTH18h 01m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION100% MOONRISE00:13Z MOONSET18:14Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

PFCB

VFR

Chenega Bay Airport · Chenega

WIND: 130° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN039
DIST: 63 NM NW
AGE: 27m ago

PACV

MVFR → VFR 21Z

Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport · Cordova

WIND: CALM
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: BKN043
DIST: 67 NM N
AGE: 4m ago

PAVD

VFR

Valdez Pioneer Field · Valdez

WIND: 260° / 8 kt
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: BKN032
DIST: 101 NM N
AGE: 1h 1m ago

PAWD

VFR

Seward Airport · Seward

WIND: 160° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC050
DIST: 102 NM NW
AGE: 4m ago

PAFR

MVFR

Bryant Army Airfield · Fort Richardson

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC017
DIST: 147 NM NW
AGE: 1h 2m ago

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