// Station · 43m ago

CYSM

Fort Smith Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 160° / 11 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 14,000 ft

T/Td 23°C / 13°C

ALTIM 29.66 inHg

ELEV 671 FT

60.0203°N / 111.9620°W

LOCATION · Fort Smith, CA

WIND

160°11 kt

CYSM · 671 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 23Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

160°/11

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN140

LAYERS

SCT095 BKN140

T / Td

23 / 13

ALTIM

29.66"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 14,000 ft. Moderate winds at 160°/11 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 9,500 ft, and broken at 14,000 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 CYSM 182300Z 16011KT 15SM SCT095 BKN140 23/13 A2966 RMK ACC3AC4 SLP050 DENSITY ALT 2000FT

CYSM · day 18 at 23:00 UTC · wind from 160° at 11 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 9,500 ft · broken layer at 14,000 ft · temp 23°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 29.66" Hg · sea-level pressure 1005.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 11 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

160°11 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

12★ HDG 120° H8 kt X7 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,000'

21 HDG 210° H7 kt X8 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 73%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

03 HDG 030° T7 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

30 HDG 300° T8 kt X7 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,671 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 +10°C

2,100FT

+1,429 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV671 FT OAT+23°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT928 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CYDQ (Dawson Creek Airport, Dawson Creek, elev 2,148 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MODERATE

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+21%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN140

Broken · base 14,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT095

Scattered · base 9,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING14,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER14,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL12,287 ft VFR MARGIN+11,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

11:50ZSUNRISE

19:33ZSOLAR NOON

03:15ZSUNSET

04:05ZCIVIL END

CURRENT23:43Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 32m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:05Z (4h 22m) DAY LENGTH15h 24m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION32% MOONRISE16:27Z MOONSET07:51Z FULL MOON IN9 days

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