// Station · 26m ago

CYQU

Grande Prairie Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 350° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 7,300 ft

T/Td 13°C / 10°C

ALTIM 29.83 inHg

ELEV 2,195 FT

55.1797°N / 118.8850°W

LOCATION · Grande Prairie, CA

WIND

350°6 kt

CYQU · 2,195 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

350°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN073

LAYERS

BKN073 BKN097

T / Td

13 / 10

ALTIM

29.83"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 7,300 ft. Light winds at 350°/6 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 7,300 ft, and broken at 9,700 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 CYQU 111400Z 35006KT 25SM BKN073 BKN097 13/10 A2983 RMK AC6AC1 SLP109 DENSITY ALT 2600FT

CYQU · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 350° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 7,300 ft · broken layer at 9,700 ft · temp 13°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 29.83" Hg · sea-level pressure 1010.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 350° @ 6 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

350°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

30★ HDG 300° H4 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,502'

07 HDG 070° H1 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

25 HDG 250° T1 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

12 HDG 120° T4 kt X5 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 3,195 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 +3°C

2,600FT

+405 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,195 FT OAT+13°C ISA DELTA+3°C PRESSURE ALT2,284 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CYCT (Coronation Airport, Coronation, elev 2,595 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+26%

-18%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+18%

-12%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-8%

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)

BKN097

Broken · base 9,700 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN073

Broken · base 7,300 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING7,300 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER9,700 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL8,761 ft VFR MARGIN+4,300 ft

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

11:31ZSUNRISE

20:02ZSOLAR NOON

04:32ZSUNSET

05:27ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:26Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 05m VFR NIGHT BEGINS05:27Z (15h 00m) DAY LENGTH17h 01m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:55Z MOONSET01:57Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

CYDQ

VFR

Dawson Creek Airport · Dawson Creek

WIND: CALM
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: BKN140
DIST: 56 NM NW
AGE: 26m ago

CYPE

VFR

Peace River Airport · Peace River

WIND: 030° / 3 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: SCT100
DIST: 79 NM NE
AGE: 26m ago

CYXJ

VFR

Fort St John / North Peace Regional Airport · Fort Saint John

WIND: 300° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN210
DIST: 89 NM NW
AGE: 26m ago

CYCQ

VFR

Chetwynd Airport · Chetwynd

WIND: 210° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN230
DIST: 98 NM W
AGE: 26m ago

CYZU

VFR

Whitecourt Airport · Whitecourt

WIND: 070° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN043
DIST: 124 NM SE
AGE: 26m ago

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