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CYLW

Kelowna International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 9.0 SM
CEILING OVC at 7,100 ft
T/Td 16°C / 11°C
ALTIM 29.81 inHg
ELEV 1,421 FT
49.9561°N / 119.3780°W
LOCATION · Kelowna, CA
N
WIND
000°0 kt
CYLW · 1,421 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
9.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
OVC071
 
 
 
LAYERS
OVC071
 
 
 
T / Td
16 / 11
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.81"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 7,100 ft. Winds calm, visibility 9.0 SM, overcast at 7,100 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 CYLW 111300Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM OVC071 16/11 A2981 RMK SLP090 DENSITY ALT 2100FT

CYLW · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · winds calm · visibility 9.0 SM · overcast at 7,100 ft · temp 16°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 29.81" Hg · sea-level pressure 1009.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
16 HDG 160° CALM 8,900'
34 HDG 340° CALM 8,900'
Pattern altitude: 2,421 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 +4°C

2,000FT
+579 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV1,421 FT OAT+16°C ISA DELTA+4°C PRESSURE ALT1,528 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CYCQ (Chetwynd Airport, Chetwynd, elev 2,000 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+20%
-14%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+14%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 9,502 FT OVC071 · CEILING CYLW ELEV · 1,421 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC071
Overcast · base 7,100 ft AGL · 8 oktas
// Computed
CEILING7,100 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER7,100 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL9,502 ft VFR MARGIN+4,100 ft

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

12:02ZSUNRISE
20:04ZSOLAR NOON
04:05ZSUNSET
04:48ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 03m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:48Z (14h 45m) DAY LENGTH16h 03m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:25Z MOONSET01:29Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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