// Station · 21m ago
CYQW
North Battleford Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 130° / 13 kt G18
VIS 9.0 SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 22°C / 18°C
ALTIM 29.87 inHg
ELEV 1,799 FT
52.7694°N / 108.2437°W
LOCATION · North Battleford, CA
WIND
130°13 kt
CYQW · 1,799 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
130°/13G18
VIS
9.0 SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
22 / 18
ALTIM
29.87"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 130°/13 kt, gusting 18. Visibility 9.0 SM and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR CYQW 111600Z AUTO 13013G18KT 9SM CLR 22/18 A2987 RMK SLP119 DENSITY ALT 3100FT
CYQW · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 130° at 13 kt, gusts to 18 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint 18°C · altimeter 29.87" Hg · sea-level pressure 1011.9 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 130° @ 13 ktG18
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
130°13G18 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
12★
HDG 120°
H13 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 5,000'
06
HDG 060°
H4 kt
X12 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 67%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
24
HDG 240°
T4 kt
X12 kt LEFT
—
30
HDG 300°
T13 kt
X2 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 2,799 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 +11°C
3,100FT
+1,301 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV1,799 FT
OAT+22°C
ISA DELTA+11°C
PRESSURE ALT1,846 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at CYYN
(Swift Current Airport, Swift Current, elev 2,680 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+31%
-22%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+22%
-14%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%
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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)
11:03ZSUNRISE
19:19ZSOLAR NOON
03:35ZSUNSET
04:23ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:21Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 14m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:23Z (12h 02m)
DAY LENGTH16h 32m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE08:31Z
MOONSET01:04Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
CYXE
VFR
Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport · Saskatoon
- WIND
- 090° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW250
- DIST
- 67 NM SE
- AGE
- 21m ago
CYLL
VFR
→
MVFR
17Z
Lloydminster Airport · Lloydminster
- WIND
- 110° / 16 ktG22
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW080
- DIST
- 74 NM NW
- AGE
- 21m ago
CYLJ
VFR
Meadow Lake Airport · Meadow Lake
- WIND
- 100° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW003
- DIST
- 82 NM N
- AGE
- 21m ago
CYKY
VFR
Kindersley Airport · Kindersley
- WIND
- 100° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN240
- DIST
- 83 NM SW
- AGE
- 21m ago
CYPA
VFR
Prince Albert Glass Field · Prince Albert
- WIND
- 110° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW020
- DIST
- 97 NM E
- AGE
- 21m ago
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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