// Station · 22m ago

CYVR

Vancouver International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 140° / 6 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 21,000 ft

T/Td 17°C / 11°C

ALTIM 29.98 inHg

ELEV 14 FT

49.1939°N / 123.1840°W

LOCATION · Vancouver, CA

WIND

140°6 kt

CYVR · 14 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

140°/6

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN210

LAYERS

FEW030 SCT086 BKN210

T / Td

17 / 11

ALTIM

29.98"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 21,000 ft. Light winds at 140°/6 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 3,000 ft, scattered at 8,600 ft, and broken at 21,000 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 CYVR 111600Z 14006KT 20SM FEW030 SCT086 BKN210 17/11 A2998 RMK CU2AC1CI2 SLP153 DENSITY ALT 300FT

CYVR · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 140° at 6 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 3,000 ft · scattered layer at 8,600 ft · broken layer at 21,000 ft · temp 17°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 29.98" Hg · sea-level pressure 1015.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 6 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID

WIND

140°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

13★ HDG 130° H6 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,300'

08L HDG 080° H3 kt X5 kt RIGHT 9,940'

08R HDG 080° H3 kt X5 kt RIGHT 11,500'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

26R HDG 260° T3 kt X5 kt LEFT —

26L HDG 260° T3 kt X5 kt LEFT —

31 HDG 310° T6 kt X1 kt LEFT —

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 +2°C

200FT

+186 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV14 FT OAT+17°C ISA DELTA+2°C PRESSURE ALT-48 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CYXX (Abbotsford International Airport, Abbotsford, elev 195 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+2%

-1%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+1%

-1%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+1%

-1%

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)

BKN210

Broken · base 21,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT086

Scattered · base 8,600 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW030

Few · base 3,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING21,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER21,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL8,600 ft VFR MARGIN+18,000 ft

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

12:20ZSUNRISE

20:19ZSOLAR NOON

04:17ZSUNSET

04:59ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:22Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 54m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:59Z (12h 36m) DAY LENGTH15h 56m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:49Z MOONSET01:46Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

CYCD

VFR

Nanaimo Airport · Nanaimo

WIND: VRB / 2 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW036
DIST: 28 NM W
AGE: 22m ago

KORS

VFR

Orcas Island Airport · Eastsound

WIND: 180° / 9 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC065
DIST: 31 NM S
AGE: 7m ago

CYXX

MVFR → VFR 20Z

Abbotsford International Airport · Abbotsford

WIND: CALM
VIS: 5.0 SM
CEILING: OVC042
DIST: 34 NM E
AGE: 22m ago

CYYJ

VFR

Victoria International Airport · Victoria

WIND: 290° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW095
DIST: 34 NM S
AGE: 22m ago

KBLI

VFR

Bellingham International Airport · Bellingham

WIND: 160° / 7 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC050
DIST: 35 NM SE
AGE: 29m ago

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