// Station · 1h 5m ago · STALE
CYHZ
Halifax / Stanfield International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 300° / 12 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 24°C / 11°C
ALTIM 29.85 inHg
ELEV 477 FT
44.8808°N / 63.5086°W
LOCATION · Halifax, CA
WIND
300°12 kt
CYHZ · 477 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
300°/12
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW056
T / Td
24 / 11
ALTIM
29.85"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 300°/12 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 5,600 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR CYHZ 111600Z 30012KT 260V360 15SM FEW056 24/11 A2985 RMK CU2 SLP110 DENSITY ALT 1800FT
CYHZ · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 300° at 12 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 5,600 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg · sea-level pressure 1011.0 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 300° @ 12 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
300°12 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
32★
HDG 320°
H11 kt
X4 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 7,700'
23
HDG 230°
H4 kt
X11 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 92%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
05
HDG 050°
T4 kt
X11 kt LEFT
—
14
HDG 140°
T11 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,477 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 +10°C
1,800FT
+1,323 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV477 FT
OAT+24°C
ISA DELTA+10°C
PRESSURE ALT545 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at CYWK
(Wabush Airport, Wabush, elev 1,808 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+18%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-5%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-4)
08:39ZSUNRISE
16:20ZSOLAR NOON
00:01ZSUNSET
00:37ZCIVIL END
CURRENT17:05Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 56m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:37Z (7h 32m)
DAY LENGTH15h 21m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10%
MOONRISE06:09Z
MOONSET21:31Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
CYZX
VFR
CFB Greenwood · Greenwood
- WIND
- 290° / 10 ktG17
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW050
- DIST
- 60 NM W
- AGE
- 1h 5m ago
CYYG
VFR
Charlottetown Airport · Charlottetown
- WIND
- 350° / 9 ktG16
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW020
- DIST
- 86 NM N
- AGE
- 1h 5m ago
CYQM
VFR
Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport · Moncton
- WIND
- 350° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN035
- DIST
- 89 NM NW
- AGE
- 1h 5m ago
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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