// Station · 1h 2m ago · STALE
CYOW
Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 050° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 23°C / 10°C
ALTIM 30.08 inHg
ELEV 374 FT
45.3225°N / 75.6692°W
LOCATION · Ottawa, CA
WIND
050°7 kt
CYOW · 374 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/7
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW240
T / Td
23 / 10
ALTIM
30.08"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 050°/7 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few 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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METAR CYOW 111400Z 05007KT 15SM FEW240 23/10 A3008 RMK CI1 CI TR SLP187 DENSITY ALT 1200FT
CYOW · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 050° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 24,000 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 30.08" Hg · sea-level pressure 1018.7 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 050° @ 7 kt
4 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
050°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
4 usable
04★
HDG 040°
H7 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 3,300'
07
HDG 070°
H7 kt
X2 kt LEFT
8,000'
14
HDG 140°
H0 kt
X7 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
32
HDG 320°
H0 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
22
HDG 220°
T7 kt
X1 kt LEFT
—
25
HDG 250°
T7 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,374 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 +8°C
1,200FT
+826 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -500 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV374 FT
OAT+23°C
ISA DELTA+8°C
PRESSURE ALT212 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at CYMG
(Manitouwadge Airport, Manitouwadge, elev 1,198 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+12%
-8%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+8%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-4%
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-5)
09:26ZSUNRISE
17:09ZSOLAR NOON
00:51ZSUNSET
01:28ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:02Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 48m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS01:28Z (10h 25m)
DAY LENGTH15h 25m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE06:52Z
MOONSET22:17Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius
CYND
VFR
Ottawa / Gatineau Airport · Gatineau
- WIND
- 020° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW250
- DIST
- 13 NM N
- AGE
- 1h 2m ago
KOGS
VFR
Ogdensburg International Airport · Ogdensburg
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 39 NM S
- AGE
- 7m ago
KMSS
VFR
Massena International Airport Richards Field · Massena
- WIND
- 050° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 42 NM SE
- AGE
- 9m ago
KPTD
VFR
Potsdam Municipal Airport Damon Field · Potsdam
- WIND
- VRB / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 49 NM SE
- AGE
- 7m ago
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