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PATL

Tatalina LRRS Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 5 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING BKN at 22,000 ft
T/Td 5.1°C / 0.8°C
ALTIM 29.57 inHg
ELEV 964 FT
62.8944°N / 155.9770°W
LOCATION · Takotna, US
N
WIND
VRB5 kt
PATL · 964 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 11Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/5
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN220
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW080 SCT130 SCT190 BKN220
 
 
 
T / Td
5 / 1
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.57"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 22,000 ft. Light winds at variable/5 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 8,000 ft, scattered at 13,000 ft, scattered at 19,000 ft, and broken at 22,000 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 PATL 271155Z AUTO VRB05KT 10SM FEW080 SCT130 SCT190 BKN220 05/01 A2957 RMK AO2 SLP017 T00510008 10098 20052 52015;

PATL · day 27 at 11:55 UTC · wind variable at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 8,000 ft · scattered layer at 13,000 ft · scattered layer at 19,000 ft · broken layer at 22,000 ft · temp 5°C / dewpoint 1°C · altimeter 29.57" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1001.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 5 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
VRB5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
17 HDG 170° CALM 3,820'
35 HDG 350° CALM 3,820'
Pattern altitude: 1,964 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
-564 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT
1,800 1,000 200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV964 FT OAT+5°C ISA DELTA-7°C PRESSURE ALT1,313 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at PANU (Nulato Airport, Nulato, elev 399 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+4%
-3%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+3%
-2%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+2%
-1%

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 · 4 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 3,540 FT FEW080 SCT130 SCT190 BKN220 · CEILING PATL ELEV · 964 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
BKN220
Broken · base 22,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
SCT190
Scattered · base 19,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
SCT130
Scattered · base 13,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
FEW080
Few · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING22,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER22,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~99% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL3,540 ft VFR MARGIN+19,000 ft

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

12:50ZSUNRISE
22:22ZSOLAR NOON
07:54ZSUNSET
CIVIL END
CURRENT12:57Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING18h 56m VFR NIGHT BEGINS DAY LENGTH19h 03m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE21:37Z MOONSET16:41Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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