// Station · 9m ago

CYQT

Thunder Bay International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 080° / 7 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 22°C / 13°C

ALTIM 30.06 inHg

ELEV 653 FT

48.3719°N / 89.3239°W

LOCATION · Thunder Bay, CA

WIND

080°7 kt

CYQT · 653 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

080°/7

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW040 SCT250

T / Td

22 / 13

ALTIM

30.06"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 080°/7 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 4,000 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 CYQT 111600Z 08007KT 20SM FEW040 SCT250 22/13 A3006 RMK CU1CI4 CU TR SLP184 DENSITY ALT 1600FT

CYQT · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 080° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 4,000 ft · scattered layer at 25,000 ft · temp 22°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg · sea-level pressure 1018.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 7 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

080°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

07★ HDG 070° H7 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,318'

12 HDG 120° H5 kt X4 kt LEFT 5,297'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

30 HDG 300° T5 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

25 HDG 250° T7 kt X1 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,653 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

1,500FT

+847 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV653 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT511 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CYLD (Chapleau Airport, Chapleau, elev 1,470 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+15%

-11%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+11%

-7%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-5%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT250

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

FEW040

Few · base 4,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL11,764 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:09ZSUNRISE

18:03ZSOLAR NOON

01:58ZSUNSET

02:39ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 49m VFR NIGHT BEGINS02:39Z (10h 29m) DAY LENGTH15h 49m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:36Z MOONSET23:26Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

KCKC

VFR

Grand Marais Cook County Airport · Grand Marais

WIND: 230° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 53 NM SW
AGE: 14m ago

KCMX

VFR

Houghton County Memorial Airport · Hancock

WIND: 300° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 80 NM SE
AGE: 16m ago

KELO

VFR

Ely Municipal Airport · Ely

WIND: 200° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 106 NM W
AGE: 14m ago

K4R5

VFR

Major Gilbert Field Airport · La Pointe

WIND: 110° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN110
DIST: 111 NM SW
AGE: 34m ago

KIWD

VFR

Gogebic Iron County Airport · Ironwood

WIND: 300° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW055
DIST: 116 NM S
AGE: 13m ago

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