// Station · 31m ago

PAOT

Ralph Wien Memorial Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 030° / 8 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 8,500 ft

T/Td 15.6°C / 11.7°C

ALTIM 29.56 inHg

ELEV 14 FT

66.8847°N / 162.5990°W

LOCATION · Kotzebue, US

WIND

030°8 kt

PAOT · 14 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

030°/8

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC085

LAYERS

FEW065 OVC085

T / Td

16 / 12

ALTIM

29.56"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 8,500 ft. Moderate winds at 030°/8 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 6,500 ft, and overcast 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 PAOT 111553Z AUTO 03008KT 10SM FEW065 OVC085 16/12 A2956 RMK AO2 RAE02 SLP010 P0000 T01560117 TSNO

PAOT · day 11 at 15:53 UTC · wind from 030° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 6,500 ft · overcast at 8,500 ft · temp 16°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.56" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1001.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 030° @ 8 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

030°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

35★ HDG 350° H6 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,800'

09 HDG 090° H4 kt X7 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 88%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

27 HDG 270° T4 kt X7 kt RIGHT —

17 HDG 170° T6 kt X5 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,014 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

500FT

+486 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +900 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV14 FT OAT+16°C ISA DELTA+1°C PRESSURE ALT372 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at PACZ (Cape Romanzof LRRS Airport, Cape Romanzof, elev 464 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+5%

-4%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+4%

-2%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+2%

-2%

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)

OVC085

Overcast · base 8,500 ft AGL · 8 oktas

FEW065

Few · base 6,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING8,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER8,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL7,893 ft VFR MARGIN+5,500 ft

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

11:30ZSUNRISE

22:57ZSOLAR NOON

10:23ZSUNSET

—CIVIL END

CURRENT16:24Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 59m VFR NIGHT BEGINS— DAY LENGTH22h 53m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:58Z MOONSET07:52Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

PFNO

VFR

Robert (Bob) Curtis Memorial Airport · Noorvik

WIND: 070° / 12 kt
VIS: 8.0 SM
CEILING: BKN085
DIST: 38 NM E
AGE: 28m ago

PAWN

VFR

Noatak Airport · Noatak

WIND: 360° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC070
DIST: 42 NM N
AGE: 28m ago

PADE

VFR

Deering Airport · Deering

WIND: 030° / 7 kt
VIS: 7.0 SM
CEILING: BKN060
DIST: 49 NM S
AGE: 31m ago

PAIK

VFR

Bob Baker Memorial Airport · Kiana

WIND: 070° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN100
DIST: 51 NM E
AGE: 28m ago

PASK

VFR

Selawik Airport · Selawik

WIND: 060° / 15 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC090
DIST: 64 NM E
AGE: 28m ago

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