// Station · 22m ago

CYDN

Dauphin Barker Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 2 kt

VIS 9.0 SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 29°C / 23°C

ALTIM 29.87 inHg

ELEV 999 FT

51.1008°N / 100.0520°W

LOCATION · Dauphin, CA

WIND

VRB2 kt

CYDN · 999 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 17Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/2

VIS

9.0 SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT086

T / Td

29 / 23

ALTIM

29.87"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/2 kt. Visibility 9.0 SM and scattered at 8,600 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 CYDN 111700Z AUTO VRB02KT 9SM SCT086 29/23 A2987 RMK SLP114 DENSITY ALT 2900FT

CYDN · day 11 at 17:00 UTC · wind variable at 2 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · scattered layer at 8,600 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.87" Hg · sea-level pressure 1011.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 2 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB2 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 6 ends

14 HDG 140° —CALM —— 5,000'

32 HDG 320° —CALM —— 5,000'

08 HDG 080° —CALM —— 2,700'

26 HDG 260° —CALM —— 2,700'

02 HDG 020° —CALM —— 2,000'

20 HDG 200° —CALM —— 2,000'

Pattern altitude: 1,999 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 +16°C

3,000FT

+2,001 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV999 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT1,046 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CYQL (Lethbridge County Airport, Lethbridge, elev 3,048 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+30%

-21%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+21%

-14%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+12%

-9%

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)

SCT086

Scattered · base 8,600 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER8,600 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL15,645 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

10:39ZSUNRISE

18:46ZSOLAR NOON

02:54ZSUNSET

03:38ZCIVIL END

CURRENT17:22Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 32m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:38Z (10h 16m) DAY LENGTH16h 14m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE08:09Z MOONSET00:24Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of CYDN.

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