// Station · 54m ago

CYCA

Cartwright Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 170° / 9 kt

VIS 9.0 SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 3°C / -3°C

ALTIM 30.17 inHg

ELEV 40 FT

53.6825°N / 57.0423°W

LOCATION · Cartwright, CA

WIND

170°9 kt

CYCA · 40 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 11Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

170°/9

VIS

9.0 SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

3 / -3

ALTIM

30.17"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 170°/9 kt. Visibility 9.0 SM 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 CYCA 271100Z AUTO 17009KT 9SM CLR 03/M03 A3017 RMK SLP219

CYCA · day 27 at 11:00 UTC · wind from 170° at 9 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · temp 3°C / dewpoint -3°C · altimeter 30.17" Hg · sea-level pressure 1021.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 9 kt

2 USABLE · 0 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

170°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

08★ HDG 080° H0 kt X9 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 2,500'

26 HDG 260° H0 kt X9 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

Pattern altitude: 1,040 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

-1,700FT

-1,740 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -700 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV40 FT OAT+3°C ISA DELTA-12°C PRESSURE ALT-214 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 -1,740 ft above CYCA's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+0%

-0%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+0%

-0%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+0%

-0%

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 LEVEL1,555 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-4)

07:31ZSUNRISE

15:46ZSOLAR NOON

00:02ZSUNSET

00:50ZCIVIL END

CURRENT11:54Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 07m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:50Z (12h 56m) DAY LENGTH16h 30m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE16:16Z MOONSET08:46Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

CYMH

MVFR → VFR 16Z

Mary's Harbour Airport · Mary's Harbour

WIND: VRB / 2 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: BKN011
DIST: 93 NM SE
AGE: 30m ago

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