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// Station · 25m ago

CYPA

Prince Albert Glass Field
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 2 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 18°C / 17°C
ALTIM 29.87 inHg
ELEV 1,405 FT
53.2142°N / 105.6730°W
LOCATION · Prince Albert, CA
N
WIND
VRB2 kt
CYPA · 1,405 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/2
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW270
 
 
 
T / Td
18 / 17
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.87"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/2 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 27,000 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 CYPA 111400Z VRB02KT 12SM FEW270 18/17 A2987 RMK CI1 SLP121 DENSITY ALT 2100FT

CYPA · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind variable at 2 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 27,000 ft · temp 18°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 29.87" Hg · sea-level pressure 1012.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 2 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
VRB2 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
08 HDG 080° CALM 5,000'
26 HDG 260° CALM 5,000'
16 HDG 160° CALM 2,500'
34 HDG 340° CALM 2,500'
Pattern altitude: 2,405 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 +6°C

2,200FT
+795 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
3,300 2,250 1,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,405 FT OAT+18°C ISA DELTA+6°C PRESSURE ALT1,452 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CYKY (Kindersley Airport, Kindersley, elev 2,277 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+22%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%

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 · 10,496 FT FEW270 CYPA ELEV · 1,405 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW270
Few · base 27,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER27,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL10,496 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

10:50ZSUNRISE
19:09ZSOLAR NOON
03:27ZSUNSET
04:17ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:25Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 02m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:17Z (13h 51m) DAY LENGTH16h 37m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:14Z MOONSET00:52Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

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