// Station · 16h 12m ago · STALE · HARD STALE

CYCS

Chesterfield Inlet Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 200° / 18 kt G23

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 24°C / 6°C

ALTIM 29.80 inHg

ELEV 32 FT

63.3469°N / 90.7311°W

LOCATION · Chesterfield Inlet, CA

WIND

200°18 kt

CYCS · 32 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

200°/18G23

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW070 FEW240

T / Td

24 / 6

ALTIM

29.80"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 200°/18 kt, gusting 23. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 7,000 ft, and a few 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 102200Z 20018G23KT 15SM FEW070 FEW240 24/06 A2980 RMK AC1CI1 AC TR CI TR LAST STFD OBS/NEXT 111400 SLP092 DENSITY ALT 1200FT

CYCS · day 10 at 22:00 UTC · wind from 200° at 18 kt, gusts to 23 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 7,000 ft · a few clouds at 24,000 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 29.80" Hg · sea-level pressure 1009.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 200° @ 18 ktG23

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

200°18G23 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

12T★ HDG 120° H3 kt X18 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,600'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

30T HDG 300° T3 kt X18 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 +9°C

1,300FT

+1,268 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV32 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT150 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CWJC (Ennadai Lake Airport, Ennadai, elev 1,021 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+13%

-9%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+9%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+5%

-4%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW240

Few · base 24,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW070

Few · base 7,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER24,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~23% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL12,153 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

08:19ZSUNRISE

18:09ZSOLAR NOON

03:59ZSUNSET

—CIVIL END

CURRENT14:12Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 46m VFR NIGHT BEGINS— DAY LENGTH19h 40m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE05:43Z MOONSET01:23Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

CYRT

VFR

Rankin Inlet Airport · Rankin Inlet

WIND: 160° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN230
DIST: 50 NM SW
AGE: 12m ago

CYXN

VFR

Whale Cove Airport · Whale Cove

WIND: 200° / 15 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN210
DIST: 84 NM SW
AGE: 12m ago

CYBK

IFR → MVFR 15Z

Baker Lake Airport · Baker Lake

WIND: 310° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC006
DIST: 153 NM NW
AGE: 12m ago

CYEK

VFR

Arviat Airport · Arviat

WIND: 200° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC110
DIST: 164 NM SW
AGE: 12m ago

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