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// Station · 58m ago

PATK

Talkeetna Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 5°C / 2.2°C
ALTIM 29.66 inHg
ELEV 358 FT
62.3205°N / 150.0940°W
LOCATION · Talkeetna, US
N
WIND
000°0 kt
PATK · 358 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT120
 
 
 
T / Td
5 / 2
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.66"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered 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 PATK 270953Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM SCT120 05/02 A2966 RMK AO2 SLP046 T00500022 TSNO $

PATK · day 27 at 09:53 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 12,000 ft · temp 5°C / dewpoint 2°C · altimeter 29.66" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1004.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
1 HDG 010° CALM 3,500'
19 HDG 190° CALM 3,500'
Pattern altitude: 1,358 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 -9°C

-400FT
-758 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
900 150 -600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV358 FT OAT+5°C ISA DELTA-9°C PRESSURE ALT615 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 2,883 FT SCT120 PATK ELEV · 358 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT120
Scattered · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER12,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL2,883 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:34ZSUNRISE
21:59ZSOLAR NOON
07:23ZSUNSET
09:21ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:51Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING20h 32m VFR NIGHT BEGINS09:21Z (22h 29m) DAY LENGTH18h 48m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE21:17Z MOONSET16:06Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

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