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// PLCH · Cassidy International Airport · Kiritimati

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// Station · 3h 14m ago · STALE

PLCH

Cassidy International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 110° / 5 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 28°C / 24°C
ALTIM 29.80 inHg
ELEV 5 FT
1.9863°N / 157.3500°W
LOCATION · Kiritimati, KI
N
WIND
110°5 kt
PLCH · 5 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 11Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
110°/5
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
—
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW020
 
 
 
T / Td
28 / 24
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.80"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 110°/5 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 2,000 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 111100Z 11005KT 9999 FEW020 28/24 Q1009

PLCH · day 11 at 11:00 UTC · wind from 110° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.80" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 110° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
110°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
08★ HDG 080° H4 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,900'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
26 HDG 260° T4 kt X2 kt LEFT —
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 +13°C

1,700FT
+1,695 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
2,500 1,950 1,400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV5 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT129 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,700 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,695 ft above PLCH's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+17%
-12%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+12%
-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,146 FT FEW020 PLCH ELEV · 5 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW020
Few · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,146 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

16:29ZSUNRISE
22:36ZSOLAR NOON
04:42ZSUNSET
05:05ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:14Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 28m VFR NIGHT BEGINS05:05Z (14h 50m) DAY LENGTH12h 13m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE13:53Z MOONSET02:06Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of PLCH.

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