// Station · 18m ago

CYRT

Rankin Inlet Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 160° / 7 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 23,000 ft

T/Td 12°C / 10°C

ALTIM 29.76 inHg

ELEV 94 FT

62.8114°N / 92.1158°W

LOCATION · Rankin Inlet, CA

WIND

160°7 kt

CYRT · 94 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

160°/7

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN230

LAYERS

FEW015 FEW035 BKN230

T / Td

12 / 10

ALTIM

29.76"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 23,000 ft. Light winds at 160°/7 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 1,500 ft, a few at 3,500 ft, and broken at 23,000 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 CYRT 111400Z 16007KT 12SM FEW015 FEW035 BKN230 12/10 A2976 RMK CU1SC1CI6 CU TR SLP080

CYRT · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 160° at 7 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 1,500 ft · a few clouds at 3,500 ft · broken layer at 23,000 ft · temp 12°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 29.76" Hg · sea-level pressure 1008.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 7 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

160°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

13T★ HDG 130° H6 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

31T HDG 310° T6 kt X3 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,094 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 -3°C

-0FT

-94 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -700 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV94 FT OAT+12°C ISA DELTA-3°C PRESSURE ALT251 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CYVM (Qikiqtarjuaq Airport, Qikiqtarjuaq, elev 21 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+0%

-0%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+0%

-0%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+0%

-0%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN230

Broken · base 23,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW035

Few · base 3,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW015

Few · base 1,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING23,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER23,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL6,155 ft VFR MARGIN+20,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

08:32ZSUNRISE

18:15ZSOLAR NOON

03:57ZSUNSET

—CIVIL END

CURRENT14:18Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 38m VFR NIGHT BEGINS— DAY LENGTH19h 24m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE05:57Z MOONSET01:21Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

CYXN

VFR

Whale Cove Airport · Whale Cove

WIND: 200° / 15 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN210
DIST: 37 NM S
AGE: 18m ago

CYEK

VFR

Arviat Airport · Arviat

WIND: 200° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC110
DIST: 117 NM SW
AGE: 18m ago

CYBK

IFR → MVFR 15Z

Baker Lake Airport · Baker Lake

WIND: 310° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC006
DIST: 139 NM NW
AGE: 18m ago

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

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