// Station · 26m ago

CYDQ

Dawson Creek Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 2 kt

VIS 9.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 6,600 ft

T/Td 16°C / 9°C

ALTIM 29.85 inHg

ELEV 2,148 FT

55.7413°N / 120.1833°W

LOCATION · Dawson Creek, CA

WIND

VRB2 kt

CYDQ · 2,148 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/2

VIS

9.0 SM

CEILING

BKN066

LAYERS

BKN066 OVC082

T / Td

16 / 9

ALTIM

29.85"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 6,600 ft. Light winds at variable/2 kt, visibility 9.0 SM, broken at 6,600 ft, and overcast at 8,200 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 CYDQ 111900Z AUTO VRB02KT 9SM BKN066 OVC082 16/09 A2985 RMK SLP121 DENSITY ALT 2900FT

CYDQ · day 11 at 19:00 UTC · wind variable at 2 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · broken layer at 6,600 ft · overcast at 8,200 ft · temp 16°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg · sea-level pressure 1012.1 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 2 ends

07 HDG 070° —CALM —— 5,001'

25 HDG 250° —CALM —— 5,001'

Pattern altitude: 3,148 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 +5°C

2,900FT

+752 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,148 FT OAT+16°C ISA DELTA+5°C PRESSURE ALT2,216 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CYXC (Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport, Cranbrook, elev 3,082 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+29%

-20%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+20%

-13%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC082

Overcast · base 8,200 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN066

Broken · base 6,600 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING6,600 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER8,200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL10,229 ft VFR MARGIN+3,600 ft

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

11:33ZSUNRISE

20:07ZSOLAR NOON

04:41ZSUNSET

05:38ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:26Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 15m VFR NIGHT BEGINS05:38Z (10h 12m) DAY LENGTH17h 08m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE09:07Z MOONSET02:16Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

CYXJ

VFR

Fort St John / North Peace Regional Airport · Fort Saint John

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN210
DIST: 35 NM NW
AGE: 26m ago

CYCQ

VFR

Chetwynd Airport · Chetwynd

WIND: 070° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN130
DIST: 49 NM W
AGE: 26m ago

CYQU

VFR

Grande Prairie Airport · Grande Prairie

WIND: 320° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC085
DIST: 56 NM SE
AGE: 26m ago

CYPE

VFR

Peace River Airport · Peace River

WIND: 220° / 9 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: OVC096
DIST: 96 NM E
AGE: 2m ago

CYZY

VFR

Mackenzie Airport · Mackenzie

WIND: 350° / 6 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 104 NM W
AGE: 26m ago

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