// Station · 13m ago
CYQF
Red Deer Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 030° / 7 kt
VIS 9.0 SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 20°C / 16°C
ALTIM 29.77 inHg
ELEV 2,968 FT
52.1822°N / 113.8940°W
LOCATION · Springbrook, CA
WIND
030°7 kt
CYQF · 2,968 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 18Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
030°/7
VIS
9.0 SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW022
T / Td
20 / 16
ALTIM
29.77"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 030°/7 kt. Visibility 9.0 SM and a few at 2,200 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR CYQF 111800Z AUTO 03007KT 320V050 9SM FEW022 20/16 A2977 RMK SLP082 DENSITY ALT 4500FT
CYQF · day 11 at 18:00 UTC · wind from 030° at 7 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · a few clouds at 2,200 ft · temp 20°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 29.77" Hg · sea-level pressure 1008.2 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 030° @ 7 kt
3 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
030°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
35★
HDG 350°
H5 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 7,500'
12
HDG 120°
H0 kt
X7 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
30
HDG 300°
H0 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
17
HDG 170°
T5 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 +11°C
4,500FT
+1,532 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,968 FT
OAT+20°C
ISA DELTA+11°C
PRESSURE ALT3,116 FT
// Performance equivalent
Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 4,500 ft high
on a standard ISA day — that's +1,532 ft above
CYQF's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+45%
-32%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+32%
-20%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+18%
-14%
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-8)
11:29ZSUNRISE
19:42ZSOLAR NOON
03:55ZSUNSET
04:42ZCIVIL END
CURRENT18:13Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 41m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:42Z (10h 28m)
DAY LENGTH16h 26m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10%
MOONRISE09:01Z
MOONSET01:27Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
CYYC
VFR
Calgary International Airport · Calgary
- WIND
- 120° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW060
- DIST
- 64 NM S
- AGE
- 13m ago
CYBW
VFR
Calgary / Springbank Airport · Calgary
- WIND
- 100° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 67 NM S
- AGE
- 13m ago
CYEG
VFR
Edmonton International Airport · Edmonton
- WIND
- 080° / 8 ktG15
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 69 NM N
- AGE
- 13m ago
CZVL
VFR
Edmonton / Villeneuve Airport · Edmonton
- WIND
- 060° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- BKN040
- DIST
- 89 NM N
- AGE
- 13m ago
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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