// Station · 54m ago
CYQF
Red Deer Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 320° / 12 kt G18
VIS 9.0 SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 15°C / 8°C
ALTIM 29.89 inHg
ELEV 2,968 FT
52.1822°N / 113.8940°W
LOCATION · Springbrook, CA
WIND
320°12 kt
CYQF · 2,968 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 11Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
320°/12G18
VIS
9.0 SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
15 / 8
ALTIM
29.89"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 320°/12 kt, gusting 18. Visibility 9.0 SM and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR CYQF 271100Z AUTO 32012G18KT 9SM CLR 15/08 A2989 RMK SLP120 DENSITY ALT 3700FT
CYQF · day 27 at 11:00 UTC · wind from 320° at 12 kt, gusts to 18 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · temp 15°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 29.89" Hg · sea-level pressure 1012.0 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 320° @ 12 ktG18
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
320°12G18 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
30★
HDG 300°
H11 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 3,449'
35
HDG 350°
H10 kt
X6 kt LEFT
7,500'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
17
HDG 170°
T10 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
—
12
HDG 120°
T11 kt
X4 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 3,968 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
3,700FT
+732 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,968 FT
OAT+15°C
ISA DELTA+6°C
PRESSURE ALT2,995 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at CYYC
(Calgary International Airport, Calgary, elev 3,557 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+37%
-26%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+26%
-17%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+15%
-11%
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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)
11:26ZSUNRISE
19:34ZSOLAR NOON
03:41ZSUNSET
04:27ZCIVIL END
CURRENT11:54Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 47m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:27Z (16h 33m)
DAY LENGTH16h 15m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE20:11Z
MOONSET12:26Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)
CYYC
VFR
Calgary International Airport · Calgary
- WIND
- 360° / 15 ktG20
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN170
- DIST
- 64 NM S
- AGE
- 54m ago
CYBW
VFR
Calgary / Springbank Airport · Calgary
- WIND
- 310° / 9 ktG18
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- BKN110
- DIST
- 67 NM S
- AGE
- 54m ago
CYEG
VFR
Edmonton International Airport · Edmonton
- WIND
- 280° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN170
- DIST
- 69 NM N
- AGE
- 54m ago
CYET
VFR
Edson Airport · Edson
- WIND
- 290° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- SCT190
- DIST
- 125 NM NW
- AGE
- 54m ago
// Area map · 140 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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