// Station · 22m ago

PAPO

Point Hope Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 010° / 10 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 12,000 ft

T/Td 6.7°C / 5.6°C

ALTIM 29.70 inHg

ELEV 12 FT

68.3488°N / 166.7990°W

LOCATION · Point Hope, US

WIND

010°10 kt

PAPO · 12 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

010°/10

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN120

LAYERS

BKN120

T / Td

7 / 6

ALTIM

29.70"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 12,000 ft. Moderate winds at 010°/10 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 12,000 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 PAPO 111356Z AUTO 01010KT 10SM BKN120 07/06 A2970 RMK AO2 SLP055 T00670056

PAPO · day 11 at 13:56 UTC · wind from 010° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 12,000 ft · temp 7°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 29.70" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1005.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 010° @ 10 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

010°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

03★ HDG 030° H9 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

21 HDG 210° T9 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,012 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 -8°C

-700FT

-712 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV12 FT OAT+7°C ISA DELTA-8°C PRESSURE ALT231 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -700 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -712 ft above PAPO'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)

BKN120

Broken · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING12,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL3,396 ft VFR MARGIN+9,000 ft

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

// 24h DAYLIGHT — sun does not set at this latitude on this date

—SUNRISE

23:13ZSOLAR NOON

—SUNSET

—CIVIL END

CURRENT14:18Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS— DAY LENGTH24h

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE— MOONSET— FULL MOON IN18 days

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

PALU

LIFR

Cape Lisburne LRRS Airport · Cape Lisburne

WIND: 100° / 7 kt
VIS: 0.75 SM
CEILING: —
DIST: 35 NM NE
AGE: 13m ago

PAVL

VFR

Kivalina Airport · Kivalina

WIND: 030° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT120
DIST: 62 NM SE
AGE: 25m ago

PADG

VFR

Red Dog Airport · Red Dog

WIND: 050° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC100
DIST: 89 NM E
AGE: 8m ago

PAWN

VFR

Noatak Airport · Noatak

WIND: 350° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 98 NM SE
AGE: 22m ago

PASH

VFR

Shishmaref Airport · Shishmaref

WIND: 020° / 13 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: OVC075
DIST: 127 NM S
AGE: 22m ago

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