// Station · 59m ago

CYQL

Lethbridge County Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 250° / 8 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 19°C / 12°C

ALTIM 29.83 inHg

ELEV 3,048 FT

49.6303°N / 112.8000°W

LOCATION · Lethbridge, CA

WIND

250°8 kt

CYQL · 3,048 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

250°/8

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW120 SCT170 SCT250

T / Td

19 / 12

ALTIM

29.83"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 250°/8 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 12,000 ft, scattered at 17,000 ft, and scattered at 25,000 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 CYQL 111400Z 25008KT 60SM FEW120 SCT170 SCT250 19/12 A2983 RMK AC2AC1CI1 AC TR SLP086 DENSITY ALT 4300FT

CYQL · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 250° at 8 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 12,000 ft · scattered layer at 17,000 ft · scattered layer at 25,000 ft · temp 19°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.83" Hg · sea-level pressure 1008.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 8 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

250°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

24★ HDG 240° H8 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,500'

31 HDG 310° H4 kt X7 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 88%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

13 HDG 130° T4 kt X7 kt RIGHT —

06 HDG 060° T8 kt X1 kt LEFT —

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 +10°C

4,400FT

+1,352 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV3,048 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT3,137 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

+44%

-31%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+31%

-20%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+18%

-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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT250

Scattered · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

SCT170

Scattered · base 17,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW120

Few · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~56% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL12,644 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

11:37ZSUNRISE

19:37ZSOLAR NOON

03:38ZSUNSET

04:20ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:59Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 38m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:20Z (13h 20m) DAY LENGTH16h 00m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:02Z MOONSET01:03Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

CZPC

VFR

Pincher Creek Airport · Pincher Creek

WIND: 310° / 8 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: FEW120
DIST: 47 NM W
AGE: 59m ago

KCTB

VFR

Cut Bank International Airport · Cut Bank

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 64 NM S
AGE: 3m ago

KSBX

VFR

Shelby Airport · Shelby

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 75 NM SE
AGE: 4m ago

CYXH

VFR

Medicine Hat Regional Airport · Medicine Hat

WIND: 020° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN140
DIST: 84 NM E
AGE: 59m ago

KGPI

VFR

Glacier Park International Airport · Kalispell

WIND: 160° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 98 NM SW
AGE: 4m ago

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