// Station · 15h 0m ago · STALE · HARD STALE

CYXQ

Beaver Creek Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 230° / 4 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 10,000 ft

T/Td 12°C / -9°C

ALTIM 29.49 inHg

ELEV 2,131 FT

62.4103°N / 140.8670°W

LOCATION · Beaver Creek, CA

WIND

230°4 kt

CYXQ · 2,131 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 22Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

230°/4

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN100

LAYERS

BKN100 OVC240

T / Td

12 / -9

ALTIM

29.49"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 10,000 ft. Light winds at 230°/4 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, broken at 10,000 ft, and overcast 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 CYXQ 262200Z 23004KT 160V260 30SM BKN100 OVC240 12/M09 A2949 RMK AC6CI2 /LAST STFD OBS/NXT 271600Z/ SLP010 DENSITY ALT 2800FT

CYXQ · day 26 at 22:00 UTC · wind from 230° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · broken layer at 10,000 ft · overcast at 24,000 ft · temp 12°C / dewpoint -9°C · altimeter 29.49" Hg · sea-level pressure 1001.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

230°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

14 HDG 140° —CALM —— 3,745'

32 HDG 320° —CALM —— 3,745'

Pattern altitude: 3,131 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

2,800FT

+669 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,131 FT OAT+12°C ISA DELTA+2°C PRESSURE ALT2,559 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CYDB (Burwash Airport, Burwash Landing, elev 2,647 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+28%

-20%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+20%

-13%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+11%

-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)

OVC240

Overcast · base 24,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN100

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

// Computed

CEILING10,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER24,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL8,192 ft VFR MARGIN+7,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-9)

11:56ZSUNRISE

21:22ZSOLAR NOON

06:47ZSUNSET

08:49ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:00Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 46m VFR NIGHT BEGINS08:49Z (19h 48m) DAY LENGTH18h 50m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE20:43Z MOONSET15:34Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

PAOR

VFR

Northway Airport · Northway

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT090
DIST: 44 NM NW
AGE: 7m ago

PFTO

VFR

Tok Junction Airport · Tok

WIND: 060° / 4 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 79 NM NW
AGE: 4m ago

CYDB

VFR

Burwash Airport · Burwash Landing

WIND: CALM
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: OVC120
DIST: 81 NM SE
AGE: 1h 0m ago

CYDA

VFR

Dawson City Airport · Dawson City

WIND: VRB / 2 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN100
DIST: 109 NM NE
AGE: 1h 19m ago

PAGK

VFR

Gulkana Airport · Gulkana

WIND: 160° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN120
DIST: 129 NM W
AGE: 7m ago

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