⚠ HARD STALECYCD hasn't reported a new METAR in 8h 57m.
This airport may not be actively reporting — the values below could be unreliable. Consider checking the nearest reporting alternate.
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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SOURCES · NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (TAF loading…)
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
WIND
150°2 kt
HEADWINDCAUTION · HIGH XWAVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS2 ends
16HDG 160°—CALM——6,602'
34HDG 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
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV92 FTOAT+16°CISA DELTA+1°CPRESSURE 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 impactMINOR
TAKEOFF ROLLCLIMB 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
// 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 AGLHIGHEST LAYER21,000 ftTOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered)FREEZING LEVEL8,173 ftVFR MARGIN+5,500 ft
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)
12:20ZSUNRISE
20:14ZSOLAR NOON
04:07ZSUNSET
04:47ZCIVIL END
CURRENT12:57ZDAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 09mVFR NIGHT BEGINS04:47Z (15h 49m)DAY LENGTH15h 46m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%MOONRISE21:08ZMOONSET12:54ZFULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations
No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of CYCD.
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay