// Station · 15m ago

CYQX

Gander International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 340° / 13 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 21°C / 15°C

ALTIM 29.74 inHg

ELEV 496 FT

48.9363°N / 54.5677°W

LOCATION · Gander, CA

WIND

340°13 kt

CYQX · 496 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 18Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

340°/13

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW024 SCT110

T / Td

21 / 15

ALTIM

29.74"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 340°/13 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 2,400 ft, and scattered at 11,000 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 CYQX 111800Z 34013KT 20SM FEW024 SCT110 21/15 A2974 RMK CU2AC1 SLP074 DENSITY ALT 1600FT

CYQX · day 11 at 18:00 UTC · wind from 340° at 13 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 2,400 ft · scattered layer at 11,000 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 29.74" Hg · sea-level pressure 1007.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 340° @ 13 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

340°13 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

31★ HDG 310° H11 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,900'

03 HDG 030° H8 kt X10 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 77%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

21 HDG 210° T8 kt X10 kt RIGHT —

13 HDG 130° T11 kt X7 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,496 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 +7°C

1,600FT

+1,104 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV496 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT673 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CZUM (Churchill Falls Airport, Churchill Falls, elev 1,442 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+16%

-11%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+11%

-7%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-5%

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)

SCT110

Scattered · base 11,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW024

Few · base 2,400 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER11,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL11,102 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-4)

07:47ZSUNRISE

15:44ZSOLAR NOON

23:42ZSUNSET

00:23ZCIVIL END

CURRENT18:15Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 26m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:23Z (6h 07m) DAY LENGTH15h 54m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE05:19Z MOONSET21:14Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

CYYT

VFR → LIFR 23Z

St. John's International Airport · St. John's

WIND: VRB / 2 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN063
DIST: 107 NM SE
AGE: 15m ago

CYDF

VFR → MVFR 23Z

Deer Lake Airport · Deer Lake

WIND: 050° / 10 ktG17
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN098
DIST: 112 NM W
AGE: 15m ago

LFVP

VFR

Saint-Pierre Pointe-Blanche Airport · Saint-Pierre

WIND: 240° / 7 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 146 NM SW
AGE: 15m ago

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