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// Station · 19m ago

CYTE

Cape Dorset Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 240° / 23 kt G31
VIS 9.0 SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 9°C / 6°C
ALTIM 29.73 inHg
ELEV 164 FT
64.2300°N / 76.5267°W
LOCATION · Kinngait, CA
N
WIND
240°23 kt
CYTE · 164 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
240°/23G31
 
 
 
VIS
9.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
9 / 6
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.73"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with strong winds at 240°/23 kt, gusting 31. 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

METAR CYTE 111600Z AUTO 24023G31KT 9SM CLR 09/06 A2973 RMK SLP071

CYTE · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 240° at 23 kt, gusts to 31 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · temp 9°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 29.73" Hg · sea-level pressure 1007.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 23 ktG31
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
240°23G31 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
31T HDG 310° H8 kt X22 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,000'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
13T HDG 130° T8 kt X22 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,164 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 -5°C

-300FT
-464 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -900 FT
1,000 150 -700
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV164 FT OAT+9°C ISA DELTA-5°C PRESSURE ALT350 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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 4,709 FT CYTE ELEV · 164 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL4,709 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-5)

07:07ZSUNRISE
17:12ZSOLAR NOON
03:17ZSUNSET
CIVIL END
CURRENT16:19Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 58m VFR NIGHT BEGINS DAY LENGTH20h 10m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE04:35Z MOONSET00:46Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

// Area map · 180 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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