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// 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
N
WIND
210°3 kt
CYCQ · 2,000 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

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
N
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
3,600 2,400 1,200
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 6,040 FT FEW130 SCT180 BKN230 · CEILING CYCQ ELEV · 2,000 FT
// 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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