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// Station · 11m ago

CYCS

Chesterfield Inlet Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 140° / 8 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING OVC at 24,000 ft
T/Td 13°C / 9°C
ALTIM 29.73 inHg
ELEV 32 FT
63.3469°N / 90.7311°W
LOCATION · Chesterfield Inlet, CA
N
WIND
140°8 kt
CYCS · 32 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
140°/8
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
OVC240
 
 
 
LAYERS
OVC240
 
 
 
T / Td
13 / 9
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.73"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 24,000 ft. Moderate winds at 140°/8 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, overcast 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 CYCS 111600Z 14008KT 15SM OVC240 13/09 A2973 RMK CI8 SLP071

CYCS · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 140° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · overcast at 24,000 ft · temp 13°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.73" Hg · sea-level pressure 1007.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
140°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
12T HDG 120° H8 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,600'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
30T HDG 300° T8 kt X3 kt LEFT
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 -2°C

0FT
-32 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,100 FT
1,700 700 -300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV32 FT OAT+13°C ISA DELTA-2°C PRESSURE ALT218 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CYVM (Qikiqtarjuaq Airport, Qikiqtarjuaq, elev 21 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// 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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 6,598 FT OVC240 · CEILING CYCS ELEV · 32 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC240
Overcast · base 24,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas
// Computed
CEILING24,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER24,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL6,598 ft VFR MARGIN+21,000 ft

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

08:19ZSUNRISE
18:09ZSOLAR NOON
03:59ZSUNSET
CIVIL END
CURRENT16:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 47m VFR NIGHT BEGINS DAY LENGTH19h 40m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE05:47Z MOONSET01:27Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

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