// Station · 10m ago
CYCG
Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 2 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 13°C / 9°C
ALTIM 29.80 inHg
ELEV 1,624 FT
49.2964°N / 117.6320°W
LOCATION · Castlegar, CA
WIND
VRB2 kt
CYCG · 1,624 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/2
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
SCT240
T / Td
13 / 9
ALTIM
29.80"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at variable/2 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 24,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR CYCG 111300Z VRB02KT 15SM SCT240 13/09 A2980 RMK CI4 SLP084 DENSITY ALT 2000FT
CYCG · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind variable at 2 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 24,000 ft · temp 13°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.80" Hg · sea-level pressure 1008.4 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind VRB @ 2 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
VRB2 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
15
HDG 150°
—CALM
——
5,300'
33
HDG 330°
—CALM
——
5,300'
Pattern altitude: 2,624 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
1,900FT
+276 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,624 FT
OAT+13°C
ISA DELTA+1°C
PRESSURE ALT1,742 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at CYCQ
(Chetwynd Airport, Chetwynd, elev 2,000 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+19%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%
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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)
11:58ZSUNRISE
19:57ZSOLAR NOON
03:55ZSUNSET
04:37ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:10Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 45m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:37Z (15h 27m)
DAY LENGTH15h 57m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE09:20Z
MOONSET01:17Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
K65S
VFR
Boundary County Airport · Bonners Ferry
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 63 NM SE
- AGE
- 15m ago
KSZT
VFR
Sandpoint Airport · Sandpoint
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 73 NM SE
- AGE
- 15m ago
CYXC
VFR
Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport · Cranbrook
- WIND
- 270° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN170
- DIST
- 75 NM E
- AGE
- 10m ago
CYYF
VFR
Penticton Airport · Penticton
- WIND
- 330° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN100
- DIST
- 78 NM W
- AGE
- 10m ago
CYLW
VFR
Kelowna International Airport · Kelowna
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- OVC071
- DIST
- 79 NM NW
- AGE
- 10m ago
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