// Station · 43m ago

CYGE

Golden Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 290° / 8 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 13,000 ft

T/Td 25°C / 7°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

ELEV 2,575 FT

51.2992°N / 116.9820°W

LOCATION · Golden, CA

WIND

290°8 kt

CYGE · 2,575 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 23Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

290°/8

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN130

LAYERS

FEW060 SCT065 SCT088 BKN130

T / Td

25 / 7

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 13,000 ft. Moderate winds at 290°/8 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 6,000 ft, scattered at 6,500 ft, scattered at 8,800 ft, and broken at 13,000 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 122300Z 29008KT 20SM FEW060CB SCT065TCU SCT088 BKN130 25/07 A2997 RMK CB1TCU2CU1AC1 CB OHD MVG W TCU N-E+SW SLP146 DENSITY ALT 4300FT

CYGE · day 12 at 23:00 UTC · wind from 290° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 6,000 ft · scattered layer at 6,500 ft · scattered layer at 8,800 ft · broken layer at 13,000 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg · sea-level pressure 1014.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 290° @ 8 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

290°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

32★ HDG 320° H7 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,500'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

14 HDG 140° T7 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

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 +15°C

4,300FT

+1,725 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV2,575 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT2,522 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CYBW (Calgary / Springbank Airport, Calgary, elev 3,940 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+43%

-30%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+30%

-19%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+17%

-13%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · 4 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN130

Broken · base 13,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT088

Scattered · base 8,800 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT065

Scattered · base 6,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW060

Few · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING13,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER13,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~99% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL15,201 ft VFR MARGIN+10,000 ft

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

12:30ZSUNRISE

19:54ZSOLAR NOON

03:17ZSUNSET

03:55ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:43Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 33m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:55Z (4h 11m) DAY LENGTH14h 47m

New Moon

ILLUMINATION0% MOONRISE12:14Z MOONSET03:01Z FULL MOON IN15 days

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