// Station · 18m ago

CYVR

Vancouver International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 260° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 5,300 ft

T/Td 16°C / 12°C

ALTIM 29.93 inHg

ELEV 14 FT

49.1939°N / 123.1840°W

LOCATION · Vancouver, CA

WIND

260°6 kt

CYVR · 14 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

260°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN053

LAYERS

FEW027 BKN053

T / Td

16 / 12

ALTIM

29.93"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 5,300 ft. Light winds at 260°/6 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 2,700 ft, and broken at 5,300 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 CYVR 111400Z 26006KT 20SM FEW027 BKN053 16/12 A2993 RMK SC2SC5 SLP139

CYVR · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 260° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 2,700 ft · broken layer at 5,300 ft · temp 16°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.93" Hg · sea-level pressure 1013.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 260° @ 6 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID

WIND

260°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

26R★ HDG 260° H6 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 9,940'

26L HDG 260° H6 kt X0 kt — 11,500'

31 HDG 310° H4 kt X5 kt LEFT 7,300'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

13 HDG 130° T4 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

08L HDG 080° T6 kt X0 kt — —

08R HDG 080° T6 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 1,014 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 +1°C

100FT

+86 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV14 FT OAT+16°C ISA DELTA+1°C PRESSURE ALT2 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CYCD (Nanaimo Airport, Nanaimo, elev 92 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+1%

-1%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+1%

-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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN053

Broken · base 5,300 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW027

Few · base 2,700 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING5,300 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER5,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL8,095 ft VFR MARGIN+2,300 ft

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

12:20ZSUNRISE

20:19ZSOLAR NOON

04:17ZSUNSET

04:59ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:18Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 59m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:59Z (14h 40m) DAY LENGTH15h 56m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:45Z MOONSET01:41Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

CYCD

VFR

Nanaimo Airport · Nanaimo

WIND: 280° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW032
DIST: 28 NM W
AGE: 18m ago

KORS

VFR

Orcas Island Airport · Eastsound

WIND: 180° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN046
DIST: 31 NM S
AGE: 3m ago

CYXX

MVFR

Abbotsford International Airport · Abbotsford

WIND: 160° / 7 kt
VIS: 4.0 SM
CEILING: BKN022
DIST: 34 NM E
AGE: 18m ago

CYYJ

VFR

Victoria International Airport · Victoria

WIND: 260° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW015
DIST: 34 NM S
AGE: 18m ago

KBLI

MVFR

Bellingham International Airport · Bellingham

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC028
DIST: 35 NM SE
AGE: 25m ago

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