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// Station · 8m ago

PKWA

Bucholz Army Air Field
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26.8°C / 23.7°C
ALTIM 29.84 inHg
ELEV 9 FT
8.7201°N / 167.7320°E
LOCATION · Kwajalein, MH
N
WIND
000°0 kt
PKWA · 9 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
27 / 24
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.84"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. 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 PKWA 111620Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 27/24 A2984 RMK AO2 T02680237

PKWA · day 11 at 16:20 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.84" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// 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
06 HDG 060° CALM 6,668'
24 HDG 240° CALM 6,668'
Pattern altitude: 1,009 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

1,500FT
+1,491 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
1,900 1,550 1,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV9 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT86 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,500 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,491 ft above PKWA's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+15%
-11%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+11%
-7%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-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 · 13,544 FT PKWA ELEV · 9 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,544 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+11)

18:37ZSUNRISE
00:55ZSOLAR NOON
07:13ZSUNSET
07:36ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:28Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 45m VFR NIGHT BEGINS07:36Z (15h 07m) DAY LENGTH12h 35m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE16:06Z MOONSET04:42Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of PKWA.

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