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// 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
N
WIND
070°10 kt
PGSN · 215 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

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
N
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
2,400 2,000 1,600
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,700 FT PGSN ELEV · 215 FT
// 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)

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