// Station · 24m ago

CYXH

Medicine Hat Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 230° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 10,000 ft

T/Td 30°C / 14°C

ALTIM 29.78 inHg

ELEV 2,352 FT

50.0189°N / 110.7210°W

LOCATION · Medicine Hat, CA

WIND

230°5 kt

CYXH · 2,352 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 17Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

230°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN100

LAYERS

BKN100 BKN270

T / Td

30 / 14

ALTIM

29.78"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 10,000 ft. Light winds at 230°/5 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 10,000 ft, and broken at 27,000 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 111700Z 23005KT 210V280 30SM BKN100 BKN270 30/14 A2978 RMK AC5CI1 SLP073 DENSITY ALT 4700FT

CYXH · day 11 at 17:00 UTC · wind from 230° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 10,000 ft · broken layer at 27,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 29.78" Hg · sea-level pressure 1007.3 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 5 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

230°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

21★ HDG 210° H5 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,000'

27 HDG 270° H4 kt X3 kt LEFT 2,820'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

09 HDG 090° T4 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

03 HDG 030° T5 kt X2 kt LEFT —

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 +20°C

4,900FT

+2,548 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,352 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+20°C PRESSURE ALT2,491 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 4,900 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,548 ft above CYXH's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+49%

-34%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+34%

-22%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+20%

-15%

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)

BKN270

Broken · base 27,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN100

Broken · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING10,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER27,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL17,504 ft VFR MARGIN+7,000 ft

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

11:27ZSUNRISE

19:29ZSOLAR NOON

03:31ZSUNSET

04:14ZCIVIL END

CURRENT17:24Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 06m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:14Z (10h 49m) DAY LENGTH16h 04m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE08:57Z MOONSET01:02Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

CYQL

VFR

Lethbridge County Airport · Lethbridge

WIND: 230° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW080
DIST: 84 NM W
AGE: 24m ago

KHVR

VFR

Havre City County Airport · Havre

WIND: 290° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 96 NM SE
AGE: 31m ago

KSBX

VFR

Shelby Airport · Shelby

WIND: 200° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 100 NM SW
AGE: 9m ago

KCTB

VFR

Cut Bank International Airport · Cut Bank

WIND: 200° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 107 NM SW
AGE: 28m ago

CYKY

VFR

Kindersley Airport · Kindersley

WIND: 130° / 12 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN170
DIST: 107 NM NE
AGE: 24m ago

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