// Station · 9m ago

PKWA

Bucholz Army Air Field

CAT VFR

WIND 030° / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 27°C / 23.5°C

ALTIM 29.88 inHg

ELEV 9 FT

8.7201°N / 167.7320°E

LOCATION · Kwajalein, MH

WIND

030°3 kt

PKWA · 9 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

030°/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

27 / 24

ALTIM

29.88"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 030°/3 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 PKWA 111300Z AUTO 03003KT 10SM CLR 27/24 A2988 RMK AO2 T02700235

PKWA · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 030° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 030° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

030°3 kt

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 ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV9 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT48 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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

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

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,645 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

18:37ZSUNRISE

00:55ZSOLAR NOON

07:13ZSUNSET

07:36ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING18h 03m VFR NIGHT BEGINS07:36Z (18h 26m) DAY LENGTH12h 35m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE15:59Z MOONSET04:35Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of PKWA.

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