// Station · 11m ago

CYGE

Golden Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 2 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 22,000 ft

T/Td 12°C / 11°C

ALTIM 29.83 inHg

ELEV 2,575 FT

51.2992°N / 116.9820°W

LOCATION · Golden, CA

WIND

VRB2 kt

CYGE · 2,575 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/2

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN220

LAYERS

SCT100 BKN220 BKN230

T / Td

12 / 11

ALTIM

29.83"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 22,000 ft. Light winds at variable/2 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 10,000 ft, broken at 22,000 ft, and broken at 23,000 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 CYGE 111300Z VRB02KT 20SM SCT100 BKN220 BKN230 12/11 A2983 RMK AC4CI1CI1 CI TR SLP096 DENSITY ALT 3000FT

CYGE · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind variable at 2 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 10,000 ft · broken layer at 22,000 ft · broken layer at 23,000 ft · temp 12°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 29.83" Hg · sea-level pressure 1009.6 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

14 HDG 140° —CALM —— 4,500'

32 HDG 320° —CALM —— 4,500'

Pattern altitude: 3,575 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

2,900FT

+325 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,575 FT OAT+12°C ISA DELTA+2°C PRESSURE ALT2,664 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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN230

Broken · base 23,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN220

Broken · base 22,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT100

Scattered · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING22,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER23,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL8,636 ft VFR MARGIN+19,000 ft

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

11:46ZSUNRISE

19:54ZSOLAR NOON

04:02ZSUNSET

04:48ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 51m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:48Z (15h 36m) DAY LENGTH16h 16m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:07Z MOONSET01:24Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

CYRV

VFR

Revelstoke Airport · Revelstoke

WIND: 340° / 3 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: BKN096
DIST: 50 NM SW
AGE: 11m ago

CYCP

VFR

Blue River Airport · Blue River

WIND: VRB / 2 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN090
DIST: 99 NM NW
AGE: 11m ago

CYBW

VFR

Calgary / Springbank Airport · Calgary

WIND: 320° / 7 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 99 NM E
AGE: 11m ago

CYXC

VFR

Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport · Cranbrook

WIND: 270° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN170
DIST: 111 NM SE
AGE: 11m ago

CYYC

VFR

Calgary International Airport · Calgary

WIND: 010° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW170
DIST: 112 NM E
AGE: 11m ago

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