// Station · 11m ago

CYSJ

Saint John Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 340° / 8 kt G15

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 22°C / 12°C

ALTIM 29.88 inHg

ELEV 357 FT

45.3161°N / 65.8903°W

LOCATION · Saint John, CA

WIND

340°8 kt

CYSJ · 357 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

340°/8G15

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW250

T / Td

22 / 12

ALTIM

29.88"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 340°/8 kt, gusting 15. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 25,000 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 CYSJ 111300Z 34008G15KT 310V010 15SM FEW250 22/12 A2988 RMK CI1 CI TR SLP122 DENSITY ALT 1300FT

CYSJ · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 340° at 8 kt, gusts to 15 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 25,000 ft · temp 22°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg · sea-level pressure 1012.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 340° @ 8 ktG15

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

340°8G15 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

32★ HDG 320° H8 kt X3 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,100'

05 HDG 050° H3 kt X8 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 53%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

23 HDG 230° T3 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

14 HDG 140° T8 kt X3 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,357 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

1,300FT

+943 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV357 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT396 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CYMT (Chapais Airport, Chibougamau, elev 1,270 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+13%

-9%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+9%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+5%

-4%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW250

Few · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL11,468 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

08:47ZSUNRISE

16:30ZSOLAR NOON

00:12ZSUNSET

00:49ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 01m VFR NIGHT BEGINS00:49Z (11h 37m) DAY LENGTH15h 25m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE06:09Z MOONSET21:34Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 60 NM radius

CYFC

VFR

Fredericton International Airport · Fredericton

WIND: 300° / 7 ktG16
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 43 NM NW
AGE: 11m ago

CYZX

VFR

CFB Greenwood · Greenwood

WIND: 300° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT070
DIST: 46 NM SE
AGE: 11m ago

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