// Station · 11h 49m ago · STALE · HARD STALE

CYCS

Chesterfield Inlet Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 040° / 7 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING OVC at 2,100 ft

T/Td 4°C / 0°C

ALTIM 30.33 inHg

ELEV 32 FT

63.3469°N / 90.7311°W

LOCATION · Chesterfield Inlet, CA

WIND

040°7 kt

CYCS · 32 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

040°/7

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

OVC021

LAYERS

OVC021

T / Td

4 / 0

ALTIM

30.33"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 2,100 ft. Light winds at 040°/7 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, overcast at 2,100 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR CYCS 262200Z 04007KT 15SM OVC021 04/M00 A3033 RMK SC8 LAST STFD OBS/NEXT 271200 SLP275

CYCS · day 26 at 22:00 UTC · wind from 040° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 2,100 ft · temp 4°C / dewpoint 0°C · altimeter 30.33" Hg · sea-level pressure 1027.5 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 7 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

040°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

12T★ HDG 120° H1 kt X7 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,600'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

30T HDG 300° T1 kt X7 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,032 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 -12°C

-1,800FT

-1,832 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV32 FT OAT+4°C ISA DELTA-12°C PRESSURE ALT-381 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -1,800 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -1,832 ft above CYCS's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+0%

-0%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+0%

-0%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+0%

-0%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC021

Overcast · base 2,100 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING2,100 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,100 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL2,052 ft VFR MARGIN-900 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

08:24ZSUNRISE

18:01ZSOLAR NOON

03:38ZSUNSET

—CIVIL END

CURRENT09:49Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 49m VFR NIGHT BEGINS— DAY LENGTH19h 14m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE17:05Z MOONSET12:19Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

CYRT

MVFR → VFR 15Z

Rankin Inlet Airport · Rankin Inlet

WIND: 100° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC018
DIST: 50 NM SW
AGE: 49m ago

CYBK

VFR

Baker Lake Airport · Baker Lake

WIND: 110° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN140
DIST: 153 NM NW
AGE: 49m ago

CYEK

LIFR

Arviat Airport · Arviat

WIND: 100° / 6 kt
VIS: 0.13 SM
CEILING: —
DIST: 164 NM SW
AGE: 49m ago

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