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// 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
N
WIND
030°7 kt
CYQF · 2,968 FT
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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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
5,200 4,400 3,600
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,069 FT FEW022 CYQF ELEV · 2,968 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW022
Few · base 2,200 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER2,200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL13,069 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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)

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