// Station · 1h 0m ago · STALE
CYXH
Medicine Hat Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 350° / 12 kt G19
VIS 9.0 SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 19°C / 10°C
ALTIM 29.74 inHg
ELEV 2,352 FT
50.0189°N / 110.7210°W
LOCATION · Medicine Hat, CA
WIND
350°12 kt
CYXH · 2,352 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
350°/12G19
VIS
9.0 SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
SCT200
T / Td
19 / 10
ALTIM
29.74"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 350°/12 kt, gusting 19. Visibility 9.0 SM and scattered at 20,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR CYXH 271200Z AUTO 35012G19KT 9SM SCT200 19/10 A2974 RMK SLP056 DENSITY ALT 3600FT
CYXH · day 27 at 12:00 UTC · wind from 350° at 12 kt, gusts to 19 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · scattered layer at 20,000 ft · temp 19°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 29.74" Hg · sea-level pressure 1005.6 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 350° @ 12 ktG19
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
350°12G19 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
03★
HDG 030°
H9 kt
X8 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 5,000'
27
HDG 270°
H2 kt
X12 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 63%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
09
HDG 090°
T2 kt
X12 kt LEFT
—
21
HDG 210°
T9 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 3,352 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 +9°C
3,600FT
+1,248 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -500 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,352 FT
OAT+19°C
ISA DELTA+9°C
PRESSURE ALT2,529 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at CYYC
(Calgary International Airport, Calgary, elev 3,557 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+36%
-25%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+25%
-16%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+14%
-11%
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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-7)
11:24ZSUNRISE
19:21ZSOLAR NOON
03:18ZSUNSET
04:00ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:00Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 18m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:00Z (15h 00m)
DAY LENGTH15h 54m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE20:11Z
MOONSET12:05Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)
CYQL
VFR
Lethbridge County Airport · Lethbridge
- WIND
- 320° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 84 NM W
- AGE
- 1h 0m ago
KHVR
VFR
Havre City County Airport · Havre
- WIND
- 070° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 96 NM SE
- AGE
- 7m ago
KCTB
—
Cut Bank International Airport · Cut Bank
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- —
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 107 NM SW
- AGE
- 4m ago
CYKY
VFR
Kindersley Airport · Kindersley
- WIND
- 080° / 14 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN230
- DIST
- 107 NM NE
- AGE
- 1h 0m ago
CYYN
VFR
Swift Current Airport · Swift Current
- WIND
- 100° / 17 ktG23
- VIS
- 9.0 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 118 NM E
- AGE
- 1h 0m ago
// Area map · 120 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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