// Station · 14m ago

PAVD

Valdez Pioneer Field

CAT VFR

WIND CALM

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 20,000 ft

T/Td 8°C / 8°C

ALTIM 29.95 inHg

WX MIFG

ELEV 121 FT

61.1327°N / 146.2466°W

LOCATION · Valdez, US

WIND

000°0 kt

PAVD · 121 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

CALM

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN200

LAYERS

FEW055 SCT080 BKN200

T / Td

8 / 8

ALTIM

29.95"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 20,000 ft. Winds calm, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 5,500 ft, scattered at 8,000 ft, and broken at 20,000 ft. Reported weather: MIFG. 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

SPECI PAVD 111410Z 00000KT 10SM MIFG FEW055 SCT080 BKN200 08/08 A2995 RMK AO2 MIFG W $

PAVD · day 11 at 14:10 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 5,500 ft · scattered layer at 8,000 ft · broken layer at 20,000 ft · temp 8°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 29.95" Hg · weather: MIFG · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

000°calm

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

06 HDG 060° —CALM —— 6,500'

24 HDG 240° —CALM —— 6,500'

Pattern altitude: 1,121 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

-700FT

-821 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV121 FT OAT+8°C ISA DELTA-7°C PRESSURE ALT89 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -700 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -821 ft above PAVD'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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN200

Broken · base 20,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT080

Scattered · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW055

Few · base 5,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING20,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER20,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL4,161 ft VFR MARGIN+17,000 ft

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

12:30ZSUNRISE

21:51ZSOLAR NOON

07:12ZSUNSET

08:54ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:24Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 48m VFR NIGHT BEGINS08:54Z (18h 30m) DAY LENGTH18h 41m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:55Z MOONSET04:36Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

PACV

VFR → MVFR 16Z

Merle K (Mudhole) Smith Airport · Cordova

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW035
DIST: 45 NM SE
AGE: 31m ago

PAGK

VFR

Gulkana Airport · Gulkana

WIND: 160° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 65 NM N
AGE: 31m ago

PAAQ

VFR

Warren "Bud" Woods Palmer Municipal Airport · Palmer

WIND: 350° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 86 NM W
AGE: 31m ago

PABV

VFR

Birchwood Airport · Birchwood

WIND: 120° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 96 NM W
AGE: 28m ago

PAWS

VFR

Wasilla Airport · Wasilla

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 98 NM W
AGE: 28m ago

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