// Station · 57m ago

PANC

Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 160° / 11 kt G18

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 8,500 ft

T/Td 7.2°C / 1.1°C

ALTIM 29.63 inHg

ELEV 152 FT

61.1790°N / 149.9926°W

LOCATION · Anchorage, US

WIND

160°11 kt

PANC · 152 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

160°/11G18

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN085

LAYERS

FEW060 BKN085

T / Td

7 / 1

ALTIM

29.63"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 8,500 ft. Moderate winds at 160°/11 kt, gusting 18, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 6,000 ft, and broken at 8,500 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 270953Z 16011G18KT 10SM FEW060 BKN085 07/01 A2963 RMK AO2 SLP034 T00720011

PANC · day 27 at 09:53 UTC · wind from 160° at 11 kt, gusts to 18 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 6,000 ft · broken layer at 8,500 ft · temp 7°C / dewpoint 1°C · altimeter 29.63" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1003.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 11 ktG18

5 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 4 CAUTION

WIND

160°11G18 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 5 usable

15★ HDG 150° H11 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 10,865'

07L HDG 070° H0 kt X11 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 61%

25R HDG 250° H0 kt X11 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 61%

07R HDG 070° H0 kt X11 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 61%

25L HDG 250° H0 kt X11 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 61%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

33 HDG 330° T11 kt X2 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 -7°C

-400FT

-552 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV152 FT OAT+7°C ISA DELTA-7°C PRESSURE ALT439 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at PABA (Barter Island Long Range Radar Station Airport, Barter Island, elev 2 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)

BKN085

Broken · base 8,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW060

Few · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING8,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER8,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL3,788 ft VFR MARGIN+5,500 ft

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

12:46ZSUNRISE

21:58ZSOLAR NOON

07:10ZSUNSET

08:40ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING20h 20m VFR NIGHT BEGINS08:40Z (21h 50m) DAY LENGTH18h 23m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE21:29Z MOONSET15:53Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

PAMR

VFR

Merrill Field · Anchorage

WIND: 310° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC090
DIST: 5 NM NE
AGE: 57m ago

PAED

VFR

Elmendorf Air Force Base · Anchorage

WIND: 040° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC090
DIST: 7 NM NE
AGE: 55m ago

PABV

VFR

Birchwood Airport · Birchwood

WIND: 220° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC095
DIST: 20 NM NE
AGE: 54m ago

PAWS

VFR

Wasilla Airport · Wasilla

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN085
DIST: 27 NM NE
AGE: 54m ago

PAAQ

VFR

Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport · Palmer

WIND: 120° / 11 ktG15
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN120
DIST: 36 NM NE
AGE: 57m ago

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