// Station · 53m ago

CYXE

Saskatoon John G. Diefenbaker International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 090° / 15 kt G25

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 30,000 ft

T/Td 16°C / 6°C

ALTIM 29.94 inHg

ELEV 1,653 FT

52.1707°N / 106.7008°W

LOCATION · Saskatoon, CA

WIND

090°15 kt

CYXE · 1,653 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 10Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

090°/15G25

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN300

LAYERS

SCT160 BKN300

T / Td

16 / 6

ALTIM

29.94"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 30,000 ft. Brisk winds at 090°/15 kt, gusting 25, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 16,000 ft, and broken at 30,000 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 CYXE 271000Z 09015G25KT 15SM SCT160 BKN300 16/06 A2994 RMK AC3CI2 SLP142 DENSITY ALT 2200FT

CYXE · day 27 at 10:00 UTC · wind from 090° at 15 kt, gusts to 25 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 16,000 ft · broken layer at 30,000 ft · temp 16°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 29.94" Hg · sea-level pressure 1014.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 090° @ 15 ktG25

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

090°15G25 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

09★ HDG 090° H15 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 8,300'

15 HDG 150° H8 kt X13 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 52%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

33 HDG 330° T8 kt X13 kt RIGHT —

27 HDG 270° T15 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 2,653 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 +4°C

2,100FT

+447 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,653 FT OAT+16°C ISA DELTA+4°C PRESSURE ALT1,630 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CYKY (Kindersley Airport, Kindersley, elev 2,277 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+21%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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)

BKN300

Broken · base 30,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT160

Scattered · base 16,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING30,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER30,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL9,734 ft VFR MARGIN+27,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)

10:57ZSUNRISE

19:05ZSOLAR NOON

03:12ZSUNSET

03:58ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:53Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 18m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:58Z (17h 04m) DAY LENGTH16h 14m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE19:40Z MOONSET11:55Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

CYQW

VFR

North Battleford Airport · North Battleford

WIND: 090° / 18 ktG26
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 67 NM NW
AGE: 53m ago

CYPA

VFR

Prince Albert Glass Field · Prince Albert

WIND: 100° / 15 ktG21
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 73 NM NE
AGE: 53m ago

CYKY

VFR

Kindersley Airport · Kindersley

WIND: 110° / 17 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN180
DIST: 100 NM W
AGE: 53m ago

CYMJ

VFR

Moose Jaw Air Vice Marshal C. M. McEwen Airport · Moose Jaw

WIND: 110° / 11 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW150
DIST: 119 NM S
AGE: 53m ago

CYYN

VFR

Swift Current Airport · Swift Current

WIND: 110° / 18 ktG28
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: FEW170
DIST: 119 NM S
AGE: 53m ago

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