// Station · 1h 0m ago · STALE
CYQF
Red Deer Regional Airport
CAT MVFR
WIND 040° / 7 kt
VIS 9.0 SM
CEILING BKN at 1,700 ft
T/Td 19°C / 16°C
ALTIM 29.80 inHg
ELEV 2,968 FT
52.1822°N / 113.8940°W
LOCATION · Springbrook, CA
WIND
040°7 kt
CYQF · 2,968 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
040°/7
VIS
9.0 SM
CEILING
BKN017
LAYERS
BKN017
T / Td
19 / 16
ALTIM
29.80"
// Interpretation
MVFR — ceiling 1,700 ft. Light winds at 040°/7 kt, visibility 9.0 SM, broken at 1,700 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.
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SPECI CYQF 111604Z AUTO 04007KT 010V080 9SM BKN017 19/16 A2980 RMK SLP090 DENSITY ALT 4300FT
CYQF · day 11 at 16:04 UTC · wind from 040° at 7 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · broken layer at 1,700 ft · temp 19°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 29.80" Hg · sea-level pressure 1009.0 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 040° @ 7 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
040°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
35★
HDG 350°
H4 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 7,500'
12
HDG 120°
H1 kt
X7 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
30
HDG 300°
T1 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
—
17
HDG 170°
T4 kt
X5 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 +10°C
4,300FT
+1,332 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,968 FT
OAT+19°C
ISA DELTA+10°C
PRESSURE ALT3,086 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at CYBW
(Calgary / Springbank Airport, Calgary, elev 3,940 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+43%
-30%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+30%
-19%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+17%
-13%
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
CURRENT17:04Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 50m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:42Z (11h 37m)
DAY LENGTH16h 26m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10%
MOONRISE08:58Z
MOONSET01:24Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
CYYC
VFR
Calgary International Airport · Calgary
- WIND
- 060° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW170
- DIST
- 64 NM S
- AGE
- 1h 4m ago
CYBW
VFR
Calgary / Springbank Airport · Calgary
- WIND
- VRB / 2 kt
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 67 NM S
- AGE
- 1h 4m ago
CYEG
VFR
Edmonton International Airport · Edmonton
- WIND
- 060° / 14 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW052
- DIST
- 69 NM N
- AGE
- 1h 4m ago
CZVL
VFR
Edmonton / Villeneuve Airport · Edmonton
- WIND
- 030° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- FEW110
- DIST
- 89 NM N
- AGE
- 1h 4m ago
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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