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CYQW

North Battleford Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 100° / 19 kt G29
VIS 9.0 SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 16°C / 5°C
ALTIM 29.96 inHg
ELEV 1,799 FT
52.7694°N / 108.2437°W
LOCATION · North Battleford, CA
N
WIND
100°19 kt
CYQW · 1,799 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
100°/19G29
 
 
 
VIS
9.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
16 / 5
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.96"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 100°/19 kt, gusting 29. 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR CYQW 271200Z AUTO 10019G29KT 9SM CLR 16/05 A2996 RMK SLP144 DENSITY ALT 2300FT

CYQW · day 27 at 12:00 UTC · wind from 100° at 19 kt, gusts to 29 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · temp 16°C / dewpoint 5°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg · sea-level pressure 1014.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 100° @ 19 ktG29
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
100°19G29 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
12 HDG 120° H18 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,000'
06 HDG 060° H15 kt X12 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 41%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
24 HDG 240° T15 kt X12 kt LEFT
30 HDG 300° T18 kt X6 kt RIGHT
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 +4°C

2,300FT
+501 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT
4,400 3,200 2,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,799 FT OAT+16°C ISA DELTA+4°C PRESSURE ALT1,758 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CYKY (Kindersley Airport, Kindersley, elev 2,277 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+23%
-16%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+16%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 9,880 FT CYQW ELEV · 1,799 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL9,880 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

11:01ZSUNRISE
19:11ZSOLAR NOON
03:22ZSUNSET
04:09ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:00Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 21m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:09Z (15h 08m) DAY LENGTH16h 21m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE19:48Z MOONSET12:09Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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