// Station · 12m ago
CYQY
Sydney / J.A. Douglas McCurdy Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 320° / 7 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 20°C / 13°C
ALTIM 29.77 inHg
ELEV 203 FT
46.1611°N / 60.0498°W
LOCATION · Sydney, CA
WIND
320°7 kt
CYQY · 203 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
320°/7
VIS
10+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW120
T / Td
20 / 13
ALTIM
29.77"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 320°/7 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 12,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR CYQY 111300Z 32007KT 15SM FEW120 20/13 A2977 RMK AC1 SLP085 DENSITY ALT 1100FT
CYQY · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 320° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 12,000 ft · temp 20°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 29.77" Hg · sea-level pressure 1008.5 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 320° @ 7 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
320°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
36★
HDG 360°
H5 kt
X4 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 5,997'
24
HDG 240°
H1 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
06
HDG 060°
T1 kt
X7 kt LEFT
—
18
HDG 180°
T5 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,203 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 +6°C
1,000FT
+797 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV203 FT
OAT+20°C
ISA DELTA+6°C
PRESSURE ALT351 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at CYML
(Charlevoix Airport, Charlevoix, elev 977 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+10%
-7%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+7%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+4%
-3%
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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-4)
08:20ZSUNRISE
16:06ZSOLAR NOON
23:52ZSUNSET
00:30ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:12Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 40m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:30Z (11h 18m)
DAY LENGTH15h 31m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE05:42Z
MOONSET21:14Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)
CYPD
VFR
Port Hawkesbury Airport · Port Hawkesbury
- WIND
- 330° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- SCT096
- DIST
- 63 NM SW
- AGE
- 12m ago
CYGR
VFR
Îles-de-la-Madeleine Airport · Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine
- WIND
- 320° / 13 ktG19
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW080
- DIST
- 104 NM NW
- AGE
- 12m ago
CYYG
MVFR
Charlottetown Airport · Charlottetown
- WIND
- 340° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN016
- DIST
- 128 NM W
- AGE
- 12m ago
// Area map · 140 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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