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// CYPW · Powell River Airport · Powell River

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CYPW

Powell River Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 11°C / 11°C
ALTIM 29.91 inHg
ELEV 425 FT
49.8342°N / 124.5000°W
LOCATION · Powell River, CA
N
WIND
000°0 kt
CYPW · 425 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
—
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT039 SCT170
 
 
 
T / Td
11 / 11
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.91"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and scattered at 3,900 ft, and scattered at 17,000 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 CYPW 111300Z 00000KT 30SM SCT039 SCT170 11/11 A2991 RMK SC4AC1 AC TR SLP130

CYPW · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 3,900 ft · scattered layer at 17,000 ft · temp 11°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 29.91" Hg · sea-level pressure 1013.0 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
09 HDG 090° —CALM —— 3,627'
27 HDG 270° —CALM —— 3,627'
Pattern altitude: 1,425 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 -3°C

100FT
-325 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT
1,300 600 -100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV425 FT OAT+11°C ISA DELTA-3°C PRESSURE ALT431 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CYCD (Nanaimo Airport, Nanaimo, elev 92 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+1%
-1%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+1%
-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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 5,981 FT SCT039 SCT170 CYPW ELEV · 425 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT170
Scattered · base 17,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
SCT039
Scattered · base 3,900 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER17,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL5,981 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:23ZSUNRISE
20:24ZSOLAR NOON
04:25ZSUNSET
05:08ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 24m VFR NIGHT BEGINS05:08Z (15h 07m) DAY LENGTH16h 02m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:46Z MOONSET01:49Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 60 NM radius

CYQQ
VFR
Comox Valley International Airport / CFB Comox · Comox
WIND
310° / 4 kt
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
BKN044
DIST
17 NM SW
AGE
1h 1m ago
CYBL
VFR
Campbell River Airport · Campbell River
WIND
CALM
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
BKN045
DIST
31 NM W
AGE
1h 1m ago
CYCD
VFR
Nanaimo Airport · Nanaimo
WIND
250° / 6 kt
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
FEW050
DIST
53 NM SE
AGE
1h 1m ago

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