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// Station · 12m ago

CYQU

Grande Prairie Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 310° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING OVC at 7,000 ft
T/Td 13°C / 10°C
ALTIM 29.86 inHg
WX -SHRA
ELEV 2,195 FT
55.1797°N / 118.8850°W
LOCATION · Grande Prairie, CA
N
WIND
310°7 kt
CYQU · 2,195 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
310°/7
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
OVC070
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT050 OVC070
 
 
 
T / Td
13 / 10
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.86"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 7,000 ft. Light winds at 310°/7 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 5,000 ft, and overcast at 7,000 ft. Reported weather: -SHRA. 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

SPECI CYQU 111609Z CCA 31007KT 25SM -SHRA SCT050 OVC070 13/10 A2986 RMK SC3AC5 CVCTV CLD EMBD SLP121 DENSITY ALT 2600FT

CYQU · day 11 at 16:09 UTC · wind from 310° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 5,000 ft · overcast at 7,000 ft · temp 13°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 29.86" Hg · weather: -SHRA · sea-level pressure 1012.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 310° @ 7 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
310°7 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
30 HDG 300° H7 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,502'
25 HDG 250° H4 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 86%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
07 HDG 070° T4 kt X6 kt LEFT
12 HDG 120° T7 kt X1 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 +2°C

2,500FT
+305 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT
4,100 3,050 2,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,195 FT OAT+13°C ISA DELTA+2°C PRESSURE ALT2,251 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CYSD (Canadian Forces Base Suffield Heliport, Ralston, elev 2,525 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+25%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-11%
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 8,761 FT SCT050 OVC070 · CEILING CYQU ELEV · 2,195 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC070
Overcast · base 7,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas
SCT050
Scattered · base 5,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING7,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER7,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL8,761 ft VFR MARGIN+4,000 ft

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

11:31ZSUNRISE
20:02ZSOLAR NOON
04:32ZSUNSET
05:27ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:21Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 11m VFR NIGHT BEGINS05:27Z (13h 06m) DAY LENGTH17h 01m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:59Z MOONSET02:00Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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