// Station · 1h 48m ago · STALE

PLCH

Cassidy International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 2 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 29°C / 27°C

ALTIM 29.80 inHg

ELEV 5 FT

1.9863°N / 157.3500°W

LOCATION · Kiritimati, KI

WIND

VRB2 kt

PLCH · 5 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 08Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/2

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW019 SCT040

T / Td

29 / 27

ALTIM

29.80"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/2 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 1,900 ft, and scattered at 4,000 ft. 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 PLCH 270800Z VRB02KT 9999 FEW019 SCT040 29/27 Q1009

PLCH · day 27 at 08:00 UTC · wind variable at 2 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,900 ft · scattered layer at 4,000 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 27°C · altimeter 29.80" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 2 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB2 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

08 HDG 080° —CALM —— 6,900'

26 HDG 260° —CALM —— 6,900'

Pattern altitude: 1,005 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 +14°C

1,800FT

+1,795 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV5 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT129 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 +1,795 ft above PLCH'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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT040

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

FEW019

Few · base 1,900 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER4,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL14,651 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

16:21ZSUNRISE

22:27ZSOLAR NOON

04:34ZSUNSET

04:56ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:48Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:56Z (past) DAY LENGTH12h 13m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE01:01Z MOONSET13:15Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of PLCH.

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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