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// Station · 8h 57m ago · STALE · HARD STALE

CYCD

Nanaimo Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 150° / 2 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING BKN at 8,500 ft
T/Td 16°C / 11°C
ALTIM 29.93 inHg
ELEV 92 FT
49.0550°N / 123.8699°W
LOCATION · Nanaimo, CA
N
WIND
150°2 kt
CYCD · 92 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 04Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
150°/2
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN085
 
 
 
LAYERS
BKN085 BKN210
 
 
 
T / Td
16 / 11
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.93"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 8,500 ft. Light winds at 150°/2 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 8,500 ft, and broken at 21,000 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 CYCD 270400Z 15002KT 30SM BKN085 BKN210 16/11 A2993 RMK AC6CI1 CI TR LAST STFD OBS/NEXT 171300Z SLP136 DENSITY ALT 300FT

CYCD · day 27 at 04:00 UTC · wind from 150° at 2 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 8,500 ft · broken layer at 21,000 ft · temp 16°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 29.93" Hg · sea-level pressure 1013.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 150° @ 2 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
150°2 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
16 HDG 160° CALM 6,602'
34 HDG 340° CALM 6,602'
Pattern altitude: 1,092 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 +1°C

200FT
+108 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +500 FT
600 50 -500
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV92 FT OAT+16°C ISA DELTA+1°C PRESSURE ALT80 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CYXX (Abbotsford International Airport, Abbotsford, elev 195 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+2%
-1%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+1%
-1%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+1%
-1%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 8,173 FT BKN085 · CEILING BKN210 CYCD ELEV · 92 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
BKN210
Broken · base 21,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
BKN085
Broken · base 8,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
// Computed
CEILING8,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER21,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL8,173 ft VFR MARGIN+5,500 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

12:20ZSUNRISE
20:14ZSOLAR NOON
04:07ZSUNSET
04:47ZCIVIL END
CURRENT12:57Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 09m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:47Z (15h 49m) DAY LENGTH15h 46m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE21:08Z MOONSET12:54Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of CYCD.

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