// Station · 14h 54m ago · STALE · HARD STALE

CYKG

Kangiqsujuaq (Wakeham Bay) Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 120° / 8 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 3°C / 0°C

ALTIM 30.04 inHg

ELEV 501 FT

61.5886°N / 71.9294°W

LOCATION · Kangiqsujuaq, CA

WIND

120°8 kt

CYKG · 501 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 21Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

120°/8

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW250

T / Td

3 / 0

ALTIM

30.04"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 120°/8 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 25,000 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 CYKG 262100Z 12008KT 15SM FEW250 03/00 A3004 RMK CI2 LAST OBS/NXT OBS 271200 UTC SLP184

CYKG · day 26 at 21:00 UTC · wind from 120° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 25,000 ft · temp 3°C / dewpoint 0°C · altimeter 30.04" Hg · sea-level pressure 1018.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 8 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

120°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

14★ HDG 140° H8 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 3,511'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

32 HDG 320° T8 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,501 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 -11°C

-1,000FT

-1,501 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV501 FT OAT+3°C ISA DELTA-11°C PRESSURE ALT377 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -1,000 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -1,501 ft above CYKG's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+0%

-0%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+0%

-0%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+0%

-0%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW250

Few · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL2,016 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

07:30ZSUNRISE

16:46ZSOLAR NOON

02:01ZSUNSET

03:38ZCIVIL END

CURRENT11:54Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 07m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:38Z (15h 43m) DAY LENGTH18h 31m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE16:15Z MOONSET10:46Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

CYFB

VFR

Iqaluit Airport · Iqaluit

WIND: 140° / 12 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN150
DIST: 160 NM NE
AGE: 54m ago

CYPX

VFR

Puvirnituq Airport · Puvirnituq

WIND: 100° / 3 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 182 NM SW
AGE: 54m ago

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