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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
5,300 4,200 3,100
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 10,544 FT CYQF ELEV · 2,968 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL10,544 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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)

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