// Station · 1h 3m ago · STALE

CYCA

Cartwright Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 010° / 7 kt

VIS 9.0 SM

CEILING OVC at 8,600 ft

T/Td 11°C / 7°C

ALTIM 29.82 inHg

ELEV 40 FT

53.6825°N / 57.0423°W

LOCATION · Cartwright, CA

WIND

010°7 kt

CYCA · 40 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

010°/7

VIS

9.0 SM

CEILING

OVC086

LAYERS

FEW039 OVC086

T / Td

11 / 7

ALTIM

29.82"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 8,600 ft. Light winds at 010°/7 kt, visibility 9.0 SM, a few at 3,900 ft, and overcast at 8,600 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 CYCA 111300Z AUTO 01007KT 9SM FEW039 OVC086 11/07 A2982 RMK SLP102

CYCA · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 010° at 7 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · a few clouds at 3,900 ft · overcast at 8,600 ft · temp 11°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 29.82" Hg · sea-level pressure 1010.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 010° @ 7 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

010°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

08★ HDG 080° H2 kt X7 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 2,500'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

26 HDG 260° T2 kt X7 kt RIGHT —

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 -4°C

-300FT

-340 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,900 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV40 FT OAT+11°C ISA DELTA-4°C PRESSURE ALT138 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CYDP (Nain Airport, Nain, elev 22 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// 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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC086

Overcast · base 8,600 ft AGL · 8 oktas

FEW039

Few · base 3,900 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING8,600 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER8,600 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL5,596 ft VFR MARGIN+5,600 ft

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

07:33ZSUNRISE

15:54ZSOLAR NOON

00:16ZSUNSET

01:06ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 12m VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:06Z (11h 03m) DAY LENGTH16h 43m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE04:56Z MOONSET21:39Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

CYMH

VFR

Mary's Harbour Airport · Mary's Harbour

WIND: 340° / 6 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: OVC036
DIST: 93 NM SE
AGE: 1h 3m ago

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