// Station · 24m ago

CYXC

Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 180° / 17 kt G23

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 27°C / 3°C

ALTIM 29.87 inHg

ELEV 3,082 FT

49.6108°N / 115.7820°W

LOCATION · Cranbrook, CA

WIND

180°17 kt

CYXC · 3,082 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 17Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/17G23

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW120 SCT210

T / Td

27 / 3

ALTIM

29.87"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 180°/17 kt, gusting 23. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 12,000 ft, and scattered 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 CYXC 111700Z 18017G23KT 25SM FEW120 SCT210 27/03 A2987 RMK AC2CI1 FU ALF SLP092 DENSITY ALT 5300FT

CYXC · day 11 at 17:00 UTC · wind from 180° at 17 kt, gusts to 23 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 12,000 ft · scattered layer at 21,000 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 3°C · altimeter 29.87" Hg · sea-level pressure 1009.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 17 ktG23

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

180°17G23 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

16★ HDG 160° H16 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

34 HDG 340° T16 kt X6 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 4,082 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

5,300FT

+2,218 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV3,082 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT3,129 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 5,300 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,218 ft above CYXC's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+53%

-37%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+37%

-24%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+21%

-16%

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)

SCT210

Scattered · base 21,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW120

Few · base 12,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER21,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~48% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL16,718 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:49ZSUNRISE

19:49ZSOLAR NOON

03:50ZSUNSET

04:32ZCIVIL END

CURRENT17:24Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 25m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:32Z (11h 07m) DAY LENGTH16h 00m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE09:19Z MOONSET01:20Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

K65S

VFR

Boundary County Airport · Bonners Ferry

WIND: 180° / 9 ktG15
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT110
DIST: 57 NM S
AGE: 9m ago

CZPC

VFR

Pincher Creek Airport · Pincher Creek

WIND: 260° / 16 ktG22
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 70 NM E
AGE: 24m ago

CYCG

VFR

Castlegar/West Kootenay Regional Airport · Castlegar

WIND: 190° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW064
DIST: 75 NM W
AGE: 24m ago

KSZT

VFR

Sandpoint Airport · Sandpoint

WIND: 170° / 10 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 84 NM S
AGE: 9m ago

KGPI

VFR

Glacier Park International Airport · Kalispell

WIND: 140° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 99 NM SE
AGE: 29m ago

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