// Station · 8m ago

PANC

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 190° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 15.6°C / 10°C

ALTIM 29.77 inHg

ELEV 152 FT

61.1790°N / 149.9926°W

LOCATION · Anchorage, US

WIND

190°6 kt

PANC · 152 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

190°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW050 FEW080 SCT130

T / Td

16 / 10

ALTIM

29.77"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 190°/6 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 5,000 ft, a few at 8,000 ft, and scattered at 13,000 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 PANC 111453Z 19006KT 10SM FEW050 FEW080 SCT130 16/10 A2977 RMK AO2 SLP081 T01560100 58006

PANC · day 11 at 14:53 UTC · wind from 190° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 5,000 ft · a few clouds at 8,000 ft · scattered layer at 13,000 ft · temp 16°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 29.77" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1008.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 190° @ 6 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID

WIND

190°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

15★ HDG 150° H5 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 10,865'

25R HDG 250° H3 kt X5 kt LEFT 10,600'

25L HDG 250° H3 kt X5 kt LEFT 12,400'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

07L HDG 070° T3 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

07R HDG 070° T3 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

33 HDG 330° T5 kt X4 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,152 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

400FT

+248 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV152 FT OAT+16°C ISA DELTA+1°C PRESSURE ALT300 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at PANU (Nulato Airport, Nulato, elev 399 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+4%

-3%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+3%

-2%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+2%

-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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT130

Scattered · base 13,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW080

Few · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW050

Few · base 5,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER13,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~56% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL8,031 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:45ZSUNRISE

22:06ZSOLAR NOON

07:27ZSUNSET

09:11ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 26m VFR NIGHT BEGINS09:11Z (18h 09m) DAY LENGTH18h 42m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE10:10Z MOONSET04:53Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

PALH

VFR

Lake Hood Seaplane Base · Anchorage

WIND: 250° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 1 NM E
AGE: 8m ago

PAMR

VFR

Merrill Field · Anchorage

WIND: 020° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT100
DIST: 5 NM NE
AGE: 8m ago

PAED

VFR → MVFR 08Z

Elmendorf Air Force Base · Anchorage

WIND: 060° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT180
DIST: 7 NM NE
AGE: 1h 6m ago

PAFR

VFR

Bryant Army Airfield · Fort Richardson

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 11 NM NE
AGE: 1h 6m ago

PABV

VFR

Birchwood Airport · Birchwood

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 20 NM NE
AGE: 5m ago

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