// Station · 21m ago

CYXJ

Fort St John / North Peace Regional Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 240° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 23,000 ft

T/Td 20°C / 4°C

ALTIM 29.84 inHg

ELEV 2,280 FT

56.2381°N / 120.7400°W

LOCATION · Fort Saint John, CA

WIND

240°5 kt

CYXJ · 2,280 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 21Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

240°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN230

LAYERS

SCT060 BKN230

T / Td

20 / 4

ALTIM

29.84"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 23,000 ft. Light winds at 240°/5 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, scattered at 6,000 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 112100Z 24005KT 110V260 60SM SCT060TCU BKN230 20/04 A2984 RMK TCU3CI2 SLP116 DENSITY ALT 3500FT

CYXJ · day 11 at 21:00 UTC · wind from 240° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · scattered layer at 6,000 ft · broken layer at 23,000 ft · temp 20°C / dewpoint 4°C · altimeter 29.84" Hg · sea-level pressure 1011.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 5 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

240°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

21★ HDG 210° H4 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,698'

30 HDG 300° H3 kt X4 kt LEFT 6,909'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

12 HDG 120° T2 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

03 HDG 030° T4 kt X3 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 +10°C

3,500FT

+1,220 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,280 FT OAT+20°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT2,357 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

+35%

-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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN230

Broken · base 23,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT060

Scattered · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING23,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER23,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL12,381 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

CURRENT21:21Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 25m VFR NIGHT BEGINS05:45Z (8h 24m) DAY LENGTH17h 15m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION9% MOONRISE09:10Z MOONSET02:25Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

CYDQ

VFR

Dawson Creek Airport · Dawson Creek

WIND: 110° / 5 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: BKN060
DIST: 35 NM SE
AGE: 21m ago

CYCQ

VFR

Chetwynd Airport · Chetwynd

WIND: 030° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN099
DIST: 45 NM SW
AGE: 21m ago

CYQU

VFR

Grande Prairie Airport · Grande Prairie

WIND: 060° / 5 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN240
DIST: 89 NM SE
AGE: 21m ago

CYZY

VFR

Mackenzie Airport · Mackenzie

WIND: VRB / 4 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: SCT140
DIST: 99 NM SW
AGE: 21m ago

CYPE

VFR

Peace River Airport · Peace River

WIND: 220° / 2 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: OVC076
DIST: 110 NM E
AGE: 7m ago

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