// Station · 16m ago

PAPM

Platinum Airport

CAT LIFR

WIND 240° / 22 kt G28

VIS 1.5 SM

CEILING OVC at 400 ft

T/Td 8.3°C / 8.3°C

ALTIM 29.66 inHg

WX -RA BR

ELEV 15 FT

59.0177°N / 161.8279°W

LOCATION · Platinum, US

WIND

240°22 kt

PAPM · 15 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

240°/22G28

VIS

1.5 SM

CEILING

OVC004

LAYERS

OVC004

T / Td

8 / 8

ALTIM

29.66"

// Interpretation

LIFR — ceiling 400 ft. Strong winds at 240°/22 kt, gusting 28, visibility 1.5 SM, overcast at 400 ft. Reported weather: -RA BR. Reported weather: -RA BR. LIFR is the lowest standard category. Would improve to IFR above 500 ft and 1 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR PAPM 111356Z AUTO 24022G28KT 1 1/2SM -RA BR OVC004 08/08 A2966 RMK AO2 PK WND 25029/1339 SLP046 T00830083 TSNO PNO $

PAPM · day 11 at 13:56 UTC · wind from 240° at 22 kt, gusts to 28 kt · visibility 1.5 SM · overcast at 400 ft · temp 8°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 29.66" Hg · weather: -RA BR · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1004.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 22 ktG28

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

240°22G28 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

32★ HDG 320° H4 kt X22 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

14 HDG 140° T4 kt X22 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,015 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 -6°C

-500FT

-515 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV15 FT OAT+8°C ISA DELTA-6°C PRESSURE ALT272 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at PAEL (Elfin Cove Seaplane Base, Elfin Cove, elev 0 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC004

Overcast · base 400 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING400 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER400 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL4,207 ft VFR MARGIN-2,600 ft

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

13:54ZSUNRISE

22:53ZSOLAR NOON

07:53ZSUNSET

09:07ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 41m VFR NIGHT BEGINS09:07Z (18h 55m) DAY LENGTH17h 59m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE11:18Z MOONSET05:17Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

PAEH

LIFR

Cape Newenham LRRS Airport · Cape Newenham

WIND: 350° / 26 ktG37
VIS: 0.75 SM
CEILING: OVC002
DIST: 23 NM S
AGE: 17m ago

PATG

MVFR

Togiak Airport · Togiak Village

WIND: 220° / 15 ktG22
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC016
DIST: 44 NM E
AGE: 16m ago

PAQH

IFR

Quinhagak Airport · Quinhagak

WIND: 210° / 11 kt
VIS: 1.8 SM
CEILING: BKN007
DIST: 44 NM N
AGE: 8m ago

PAKI

IFR

Kipnuk Airport · Kipnuk

WIND: 260° / 24 ktG29
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC008
DIST: 87 NM NW
AGE: 16m ago

PAMB

LIFR

Manokotak Airport · Manokotak

WIND: 240° / 12 ktG21
VIS: 3.0 SM
CEILING: OVC004
DIST: 91 NM E
AGE: 16m ago

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