// Station · 17m ago

CYHY

Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 170° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 15°C / 11°C

ALTIM 29.74 inHg

ELEV 541 FT

60.8397°N / 115.7830°W

LOCATION · Hay River, CA

WIND

170°6 kt

CYHY · 541 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

170°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW020 FEW080 FEW100

T / Td

15 / 11

ALTIM

29.74"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 170°/6 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 2,000 ft, a few at 8,000 ft, and a few at 10,000 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 CYHY 111500Z 17006KT 15SM FEW020TCU FEW080 FEW100 15/11 A2974 RMK TCU1AC1AC1 TCU TR TCU DIST W SLP076 DENSITY ALT 1000FT

CYHY · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 170° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 2,000 ft · a few clouds at 8,000 ft · a few clouds at 10,000 ft · temp 15°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 29.74" Hg · sea-level pressure 1007.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 6 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

170°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

14★ HDG 140° H5 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,000'

23 HDG 230° H3 kt X5 kt LEFT 4,001'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

05 HDG 050° T3 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

32 HDG 320° T5 kt X3 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,541 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 +1°C

900FT

+359 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV541 FT OAT+15°C ISA DELTA+1°C PRESSURE ALT718 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CEM3 (Whatì Airport, Whatì, elev 882 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+9%

-6%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+6%

-4%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+4%

-3%

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)

FEW100

Few · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW080

Few · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW020

Few · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER10,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~31% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL8,117 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:32ZSUNRISE

19:49ZSOLAR NOON

05:07ZSUNSET

06:43ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:17Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 50m VFR NIGHT BEGINS06:43Z (15h 26m) DAY LENGTH18h 35m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:58Z MOONSET02:33Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

CYZF

VFR

Yellowknife International Airport · Yellowknife

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW030
DIST: 105 NM N
AGE: 17m ago

CYSM

VFR

Fort Smith Airport · Fort Smith

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW260
DIST: 123 NM E
AGE: 17m ago

CYOJ

VFR

High Level Airport · High Level

WIND: 190° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW020
DIST: 140 NM S
AGE: 17m ago

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