// Station · 19m ago

CYLU

Kangiqsualujjuaq (Georges River) Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 130° / 4 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 16°C / 8°C

ALTIM 29.88 inHg

ELEV 215 FT

58.7114°N / 65.9928°W

LOCATION · Kangiqsualujjuaq, CA

WIND

130°4 kt

CYLU · 215 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

130°/4

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW100 SCT240

T / Td

16 / 8

ALTIM

29.88"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 130°/4 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 10,000 ft, and scattered at 24,000 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 CYLU 111400Z 13004KT 090V190 15SM FEW100 SCT240 16/08 A2988 RMK AC1CC2 SLP124 DENSITY ALT 500FT

CYLU · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 130° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 10,000 ft · scattered layer at 24,000 ft · temp 16°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg · sea-level pressure 1012.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

130°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

16 HDG 160° —CALM —— 3,521'

34 HDG 340° —CALM —— 3,521'

Pattern altitude: 1,215 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

400FT

+185 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +1,000 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV215 FT OAT+16°C ISA DELTA+2°C PRESSURE ALT254 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CYAS (Kangirsuk Airport, Kangirsuk, elev 403 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+4%

-3%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+3%

-2%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+2%

-1%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT240

Scattered · base 24,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW100

Few · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER24,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL8,296 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-4)

07:33ZSUNRISE

16:30ZSOLAR NOON

01:27ZSUNSET

02:39ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:19Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 08m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:39Z (12h 20m) DAY LENGTH17h 54m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE04:57Z MOONSET22:51Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

CYVP

VFR

Kuujjuaq Airport · Kuujjuaq

WIND: 290° / 11 ktG18
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT090
DIST: 85 NM SW
AGE: 19m ago

CYLA

VFR

Aupaluk Airport · Aupaluk

WIND: 310° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN140
DIST: 117 NM W
AGE: 19m ago

CYTQ

VFR

Tasiujaq Airport · Tasiujaq

WIND: 300° / 17 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT100
DIST: 124 NM W
AGE: 19m ago

CYDP

VFR

Nain Airport · Nain

WIND: 050° / 2 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC039
DIST: 190 NM SE
AGE: 19m ago

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