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// Station · 11m ago

CYXJ

Fort St John / North Peace Regional Airport
CAT VFR
WIND CALM
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING BKN at 23,000 ft
T/Td 21°C / 4°C
ALTIM 29.83 inHg
ELEV 2,280 FT
56.2381°N / 120.7400°W
LOCATION · Fort Saint John, CA
N
WIND
000°0 kt
CYXJ · 2,280 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 22Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
CALM
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN230
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW061 BKN230
 
 
 
T / Td
21 / 4
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.83"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 23,000 ft. Winds calm, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 6,100 ft, and broken at 23,000 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 112200Z CCA 00000KT 60SM FEW061CB BKN230 21/04 A2983 RMK CB1CI4 SLP112 DENSITY ALT 3600FT

CYXJ · day 11 at 22:00 UTC · winds calm · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 6,100 ft · broken layer at 23,000 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 4°C · altimeter 29.83" Hg · sea-level pressure 1011.2 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind CALM
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
000°calm
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
12 HDG 120° CALM 6,909'
30 HDG 300° CALM 6,909'
03 HDG 030° CALM 6,698'
21 HDG 210° CALM 6,698'
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 +11°C

3,700FT
+1,420 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
4,100 3,000 1,900
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,280 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT2,369 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CAJ4 (Anahim Lake Airport, Anahim Lake, elev 3,635 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+37%
-26%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+26%
-17%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+15%
-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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,886 FT FEW061 BKN230 · CEILING CYXJ ELEV · 2,280 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
BKN230
Broken · base 23,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
FEW061
Few · base 6,100 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING23,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER23,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL12,886 ft VFR MARGIN+20,000 ft

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

11:31ZSUNRISE
20:09ZSOLAR NOON
04:47ZSUNSET
05:45ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 36m VFR NIGHT BEGINS05:45Z (7h 34m) DAY LENGTH17h 15m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION9% MOONRISE09:11Z MOONSET02:27Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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