// Station · 1h 0m ago · STALE

CYXJ

Fort St John / North Peace Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 220° / 9 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 24,000 ft

T/Td 12°C / 4°C

ALTIM 29.89 inHg

ELEV 2,280 FT

56.2381°N / 120.7400°W

LOCATION · Fort Saint John, CA

WIND

220°9 kt

CYXJ · 2,280 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

220°/9

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN240

LAYERS

FEW140 BKN240

T / Td

12 / 4

ALTIM

29.89"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 24,000 ft. Moderate winds at 220°/9 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 14,000 ft, and broken at 24,000 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 CYXJ 271200Z 22009KT 60SM FEW140 BKN240 12/04 A2989 RMK AC2CI5 SLP130 DENSITY ALT 2500FT

CYXJ · day 27 at 12:00 UTC · wind from 220° at 9 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 14,000 ft · broken layer at 24,000 ft · temp 12°C / dewpoint 4°C · altimeter 29.89" Hg · sea-level pressure 1013.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 220° @ 9 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

220°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

21★ HDG 210° H9 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,698'

30 HDG 300° H2 kt X9 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

12 HDG 120° T2 kt X9 kt RIGHT —

03 HDG 030° T9 kt X2 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 3,280 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 +2°C

2,500FT

+220 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,280 FT OAT+12°C ISA DELTA+2°C PRESSURE ALT2,307 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CAJ9 (Fort Ware Airport, Fort Ware, elev 2,450 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+25%

-18%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+18%

-11%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-8%

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)

BKN240

Broken · base 24,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW140

Few · base 14,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING24,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER24,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL8,341 ft VFR MARGIN+21,000 ft

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

11:30ZSUNRISE

20:01ZSOLAR NOON

04:32ZSUNSET

05:28ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:00Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 31m VFR NIGHT BEGINS05:28Z (16h 27m) DAY LENGTH17h 01m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE20:17Z MOONSET13:19Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

CYDQ

VFR

Dawson Creek Airport · Dawson Creek

WIND: CALM
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 35 NM SE
AGE: 1h 0m ago

CYQU

VFR

Grande Prairie Airport · Grande Prairie

WIND: VRB / 2 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW120
DIST: 89 NM SE
AGE: 1h 0m ago

CYZY

VFR

Mackenzie Airport · Mackenzie

WIND: 170° / 2 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: FEW210
DIST: 99 NM SW
AGE: 1h 0m ago

CYPE

VFR

Peace River Airport · Peace River

WIND: 230° / 4 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 110 NM E
AGE: 1h 0m ago

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