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CYCD

Nanaimo Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 280° / 6 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 14°C / 7°C
ALTIM 29.93 inHg
ELEV 92 FT
49.0550°N / 123.8699°W
LOCATION · Nanaimo, CA
N
WIND
280°6 kt
CYCD · 92 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
280°/6
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW032 FEW160 FEW210
 
 
 
T / Td
14 / 7
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.93"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 280°/6 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 3,200 ft, a few at 16,000 ft, and a few 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 111400Z 28006KT 20SM FEW032 FEW160 FEW210 14/07 A2993 RMK CF1AC1CI1 CF TR AC TR SLP139

CYCD · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 280° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 3,200 ft · a few clouds at 16,000 ft · a few clouds at 21,000 ft · temp 14°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 29.93" Hg · sea-level pressure 1013.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
280°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
34 HDG 340° H3 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,602'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
16 HDG 160° T3 kt X5 kt RIGHT
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

-0FT
-92 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT
1,400 550 -300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV92 FT OAT+14°C ISA DELTA-1°C PRESSURE ALT80 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CZBB (Boundary Bay Airport, Delta, elev 6 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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 7,163 FT FEW032 FEW160 FEW210 CYCD ELEV · 92 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW210
Few · base 21,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
FEW160
Few · base 16,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
FEW032
Few · base 3,200 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER21,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~31% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL7,163 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:24ZSUNRISE
20:22ZSOLAR NOON
04:19ZSUNSET
05:01ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 14m VFR NIGHT BEGINS05:01Z (13h 55m) DAY LENGTH15h 55m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:50Z MOONSET01:45Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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