// Station · 15m ago

CYWG

Winnipeg / James Armstrong Richardson International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 180° / 12 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 31°C / 23°C

ALTIM 29.89 inHg

ELEV 783 FT

49.9100°N / 97.2399°W

LOCATION · Winnipeg, CA

WIND

180°12 kt

CYWG · 783 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 18Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/12

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW030 SCT250

T / Td

31 / 23

ALTIM

29.89"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 180°/12 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 3,000 ft, and scattered 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 CYWG 111800Z 18012KT 15SM FEW030 SCT250 31/23 A2989 RMK SC1CI4 SC TR SLP121 DENSITY ALT 2800FT

CYWG · day 11 at 18:00 UTC · wind from 180° at 12 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 3,000 ft · scattered layer at 25,000 ft · temp 31°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.89" Hg · sea-level pressure 1012.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 12 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

180°12 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

18★ HDG 180° H12 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 11,000'

13 HDG 130° H8 kt X9 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 75%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

31 HDG 310° T8 kt X9 kt LEFT —

36 HDG 360° T12 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 1,783 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 +18°C

2,900FT

+2,117 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV783 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT810 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CYYN (Swift Current Airport, Swift Current, elev 2,680 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+29%

-20%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+20%

-13%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+12%

-9%

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)

SCT250

Scattered · base 25,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW030

Few · base 3,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER25,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL16,440 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:33ZSUNRISE

18:35ZSOLAR NOON

02:37ZSUNSET

03:19ZCIVIL END

CURRENT18:15Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 21m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:19Z (9h 03m) DAY LENGTH16h 03m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE08:05Z MOONSET00:09Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of CYWG.

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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