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// Station · 16m ago

CYQZ

Quesnel Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 9.0 SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 4°C / 4°C
ALTIM 29.98 inHg
ELEV 1,789 FT
53.0261°N / 122.5100°W
LOCATION · Quesnel, CA
N
WIND
000°0 kt
CYQZ · 1,789 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 10Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
9.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
4 / 4
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.98"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with winds calm. 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

SPECI CYQZ 271038Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM CLR 04/04 A2998 RMK SLP167

CYQZ · day 27 at 10:38 UTC · winds calm · visibility 9.0 SM · temp 4°C / dewpoint 4°C · altimeter 29.98" Hg · sea-level pressure 1016.7 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
13 HDG 130° CALM 5,500'
31 HDG 310° CALM 5,500'
Pattern altitude: 2,789 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 -8°C

800FT
-989 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -600 FT
3,000 1,700 400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,789 FT OAT+4°C ISA DELTA-8°C PRESSURE ALT1,727 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CYXT (Northwest Regional Airport Terrace-Kitimat, Terrace, elev 713 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+8%
-6%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+6%
-4%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+3%
-2%

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 · 3,809 FT CYQZ ELEV · 1,789 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL3,809 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

11:56ZSUNRISE
20:08ZSOLAR NOON
04:20ZSUNSET
05:08ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:54Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 26m VFR NIGHT BEGINS05:08Z (18h 14m) DAY LENGTH16h 23m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE20:39Z MOONSET13:03Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

// Area map · 140 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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