// Station · 22m ago

CYCQ

Chetwynd Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 210° / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 23,000 ft

T/Td 8°C / 4°C

ALTIM 29.85 inHg

ELEV 2,000 FT

55.6872°N / 121.6270°W

LOCATION · Chetwynd, CA

WIND

210°3 kt

CYCQ · 2,000 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

210°/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN230

LAYERS

FEW130 SCT180 BKN230

T / Td

8 / 4

ALTIM

29.85"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 23,000 ft. Light winds at 210°/3 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 13,000 ft, scattered at 18,000 ft, and broken at 23,000 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 CYCQ 111400Z 21003KT 25SM FEW130 SCT180 BKN230 08/04 A2985 RMK AC2AS1CI4 CC ASOCTD VIRGA E SLP122

CYCQ · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 210° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 13,000 ft · scattered layer at 18,000 ft · broken layer at 23,000 ft · temp 8°C / dewpoint 4°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg · sea-level pressure 1012.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 210° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

210°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

05 HDG 050° —CALM —— 4,484'

23 HDG 230° —CALM —— 4,484'

Pattern altitude: 3,000 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 -3°C

1,700FT

-300 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,000 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,000 FT OAT+8°C ISA DELTA-3°C PRESSURE ALT2,068 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CYYD (Smithers Airport, Smithers, elev 1,712 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+17%

-12%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+12%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-5%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN230

Broken · base 23,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT180

Scattered · base 18,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW130

Few · base 13,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING23,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER23,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL6,040 ft VFR MARGIN+20,000 ft

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

11:39ZSUNRISE

20:13ZSOLAR NOON

04:47ZSUNSET

05:43ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:22Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 24m VFR NIGHT BEGINS05:43Z (15h 21m) DAY LENGTH17h 07m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:03Z MOONSET02:11Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of CYCQ.

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