Chignik Bay Seaplane Base

Z78 · United States

The METAR station used is 94 NM away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 170° Chignik Bay Seaplane Base 9/27
Wind: 20 kt, 5 beaufort

3 kt

20 kt
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Cloud Cloud
FEW 3,700
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 4,500
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 5,000
METAR PAOU 090156Z AUTO 17020KT 10SM FEW037 SCT045 SCT050 03/M01 A2971 RMK AO2 PK WND 18029/0136 SLP062 T00281011 PNO $

METAR Chignik Bay Seaplane Base - Z78/KBW

This field is located in United States. The airport is located at latitude 56.29561 and longitude -158.40148. The airport has 2 runways: 9/27 and 5/23. This airport has a pseudo ICAO code of KZ78. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is Z78. The airport's IATA code is KBW. The airport is in the Anchorage Arctic FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Nelson Lagoon Airport on May 8, 2024 17:56, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 170° with a speed of 20 kt.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 3,700 ft, scattered clouds at an altitude of 4,500 ft and scattered clouds at an altitude of 5,000 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature is 3 °C, with a wind chill of -6 °C. The dew point is -1 °C, the relative humidity is 75%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.71 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:28 and sets at 22:31. This applies to Chignik Bay Seaplane Base, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -8 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
9/27 090°-270° 20 kt 3 kt 98 %
5/23 050°-230° 17 kt 10 kt 87 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

3,700 ft FEW Few clouds
4,500 ft SCT Scattered clouds
5,000 ft SCT Scattered clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 2.8 °C
Dewpoint -1.1 °C
Rel. humidity 75%
Wind chill -6 °C
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
PK WND 18029/0136Peak wind from 180° with 29 kt at 01 :36 UTC
SLP062Sea level pressure is 29.71 inHg (29.71 inHg)
T00281011Temperature is 2.8 °C (37.0 °F), dew point is -1.1 °C (30.0 °F)
$This weather station needs maintenance
PNO

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:40 (11:01h)
Midday
14:41
Sunset
22:41

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