// Station · 26m ago

CYDC

Princeton Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 280° / 7 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 5,000 ft

T/Td 14°C / 2°C

ALTIM 30.14 inHg

ELEV 2,298 FT

49.4681°N / 120.5110°W

LOCATION · Town of Princeton, CA

WIND

280°7 kt

CYDC · 2,298 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

280°/7

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN050

LAYERS

FEW043 BKN050 OVC054

T / Td

14 / 2

ALTIM

30.14"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 5,000 ft. Light winds at 280°/7 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 4,300 ft, broken at 5,000 ft, and overcast at 5,400 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 CYDC 301900Z 28007KT 25SM FEW043 BKN050 OVC054 14/02 A3014 RMK CF1SC5SC3 CF TR SLP212

CYDC · day 30 at 19:00 UTC · wind from 280° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 4,300 ft · broken layer at 5,000 ft · overcast at 5,400 ft · temp 14°C / dewpoint 2°C · altimeter 30.14" Hg · sea-level pressure 1021.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 7 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

280°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

22★ HDG 220° H4 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 3,932'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

04 HDG 040° T4 kt X6 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 3,298 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

2,500FT

+202 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,298 FT OAT+14°C ISA DELTA+3°C PRESSURE ALT2,077 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CAJ9 (Fort Ware Airport, Fort Ware, elev 2,450 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+25%

-18%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+18%

-11%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-8%

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)

OVC054

Overcast · base 5,400 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN050

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

FEW043

Few · base 4,300 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING5,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER5,400 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL9,369 ft VFR MARGIN+2,000 ft

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

12:03ZSUNRISE

20:01ZSOLAR NOON

03:58ZSUNSET

04:40ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:26Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 32m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:40Z (9h 14m) DAY LENGTH15h 55m

Full Moon

ILLUMINATION99% MOONRISE23:29Z MOONSET15:25Z FULL MOON IN1 day

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

CYYF

VFR

Penticton Airport · Penticton

WIND: 030° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN240
DIST: 35 NM E
AGE: 26m ago

CYHE

VFR

Hope Airport / FVRD Regional Airpark · Hope

WIND: VRB / 9 ktG19
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: BKN060
DIST: 39 NM W
AGE: 26m ago

CYLW

VFR

Kelowna International Airport · Kelowna

WIND: 190° / 6 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: BKN060
DIST: 53 NM NE
AGE: 26m ago

KS52

VFR

Methow Valley State Airport · Winthrop

WIND: 350° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN100
DIST: 64 NM S
AGE: 11m ago

KOMK

VFR

Omak Airport · Omak

WIND: 020° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 72 NM SE
AGE: 33m ago

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