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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
N
WIND
350°12 kt
CYXH · 2,352 FT
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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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
6,100 4,650 3,200
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 11,948 FT SCT200 CYXH ELEV · 2,352 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT200
Scattered · base 20,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER20,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL11,948 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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