// Station · 10m ago

PGSN

Saipan International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 070° / 10 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 26.7°C / 25°C

ALTIM 29.83 inHg

ELEV 215 FT

15.1194°N / 145.7288°E

LOCATION · I Fadang, Saipan, MP

WIND

070°10 kt

PGSN · 215 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

070°/10

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

27 / 25

ALTIM

29.83"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 070°/10 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and no reported cloud layers. 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 PGSN 111354Z 07010KT 10SM CLR 27/25 A2983 RMK AO2 SLP123 T02670250 403110261 $

PGSN · day 11 at 13:54 UTC · wind from 070° at 10 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 29.83" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1012.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 070° @ 10 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

070°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

07★ HDG 070° H10 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 8,700'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

25 HDG 250° T10 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 1,215 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 +12°C

1,800FT

+1,585 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV215 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT304 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,800 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,585 ft above PGSN's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+18%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-5%

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 · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,700 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

19:54ZSUNRISE

02:23ZSOLAR NOON

08:52ZSUNSET

09:16ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING18h 47m VFR NIGHT BEGINS09:16Z (19h 11m) DAY LENGTH12h 57m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE17:18Z MOONSET06:16Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

PGUA

VFR

Andersen Air Force Base · Yigo

WIND: 060° / 13 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT011
DIST: 103 NM SW
AGE: 9m ago

PGUM

VFR

Antonio B. Won Pat International Airport · Hagåtña

WIND: 040° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC053
DIST: 112 NM SW
AGE: 10m ago

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