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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
4,700 3,100 1,500
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 8,190 FT SCT240 CYCG ELEV · 1,624 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT240
Scattered · base 24,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER24,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL8,190 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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)

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