// 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

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

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

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

// 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

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

CYDQ

VFR

Dawson Creek Airport · Dawson Creek

WIND: 310° / 3 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 56 NM NW
AGE: 21m ago

CYPE

VFR

Peace River Airport · Peace River

WIND: 070° / 3 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: BKN130
DIST: 79 NM NE
AGE: 21m ago

CYXJ

VFR

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

WIND: 290° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN230
DIST: 89 NM NW
AGE: 21m ago

CYCQ

VFR

Chetwynd Airport · Chetwynd

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN220
DIST: 98 NM W
AGE: 21m ago

CYZU

MVFR → VFR 17Z

Whitecourt Airport · Whitecourt

WIND: 110° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN015
DIST: 124 NM SE
AGE: 21m ago

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