// Station · 48m ago
CYQL
Lethbridge County Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 280° / 14 kt G22
VIS 9.0 SM
CEILING OVC at 11,000 ft
T/Td 17°C / 11°C
ALTIM 29.75 inHg
ELEV 3,048 FT
49.6303°N / 112.8000°W
LOCATION · Lethbridge, CA
WIND
280°14 kt
CYQL · 3,048 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
280°/14G22
VIS
9.0 SM
CEILING
OVC110
LAYERS
OVC110
T / Td
17 / 11
ALTIM
29.75"
// Interpretation
VFR — ceiling 11,000 ft. Brisk winds at 280°/14 kt, gusting 22, visibility 9.0 SM, overcast at 11,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR CYQL 270900Z AUTO 28014G22KT 9SM OVC110 17/11 A2975 RMK SLP058 DENSITY ALT 4200FT
CYQL · day 27 at 09:00 UTC · wind from 280° at 14 kt, gusts to 22 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · overcast at 11,000 ft · temp 17°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 29.75" Hg · sea-level pressure 1005.8 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 280° @ 14 ktG22
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
280°14G22 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
31★
HDG 310°
H12 kt
X7 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 5,500'
24
HDG 240°
H11 kt
X9 kt RIGHT
6,500'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
06
HDG 060°
T11 kt
X9 kt LEFT
—
13
HDG 130°
T12 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 4,048 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 +8°C
4,200FT
+1,152 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,048 FT
OAT+17°C
ISA DELTA+8°C
PRESSURE ALT3,217 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
+42%
-29%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+29%
-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)
11:34ZSUNRISE
19:29ZSOLAR NOON
03:25ZSUNSET
04:06ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:48Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 37m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:06Z (18h 18m)
DAY LENGTH15h 51m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82%
MOONRISE20:14Z
MOONSET12:06Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)
CZPC
VFR
Pincher Creek Airport · Pincher Creek
- WIND
- 290° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- BKN096
- DIST
- 47 NM W
- AGE
- 2m ago
KCTB
—
Cut Bank International Airport · Cut Bank
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 64 NM S
- AGE
- 52m ago
CYXH
VFR
Medicine Hat Regional Airport · Medicine Hat
- WIND
- 120° / 21 ktG30
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- FEW180
- DIST
- 84 NM E
- AGE
- 24m ago
KGPI
VFR
→
MVFR
12Z
Glacier Park International Airport · Kalispell
- WIND
- 300° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC095
- DIST
- 98 NM SW
- AGE
- 53m ago
CYYC
VFR
Calgary International Airport · Calgary
- WIND
- 340° / 16 ktG24
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN230
- DIST
- 101 NM NW
- AGE
- 48m ago
// Area map · 120 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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