// Station · 1h 5m ago · STALE

CYXT

Northwest Regional Airport Terrace-Kitimat

CAT VFR

WIND 170° / 3 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 5,500 ft

T/Td 10°C / 9°C

ALTIM 29.93 inHg

ELEV 713 FT

54.4685°N / 128.5760°W

LOCATION · Terrace, CA

WIND

170°3 kt

CYXT · 713 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

170°/3

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN055

LAYERS

FEW008 SCT033 BKN055 BKN150

T / Td

10 / 9

ALTIM

29.93"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 5,500 ft. Light winds at 170°/3 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 800 ft, scattered at 3,300 ft, broken at 5,500 ft, and broken at 15,000 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 CYXT 111400Z 17003KT 20SM FEW008 SCT033 BKN055 BKN150 BKN240 10/09 A2993 RMK SF1SC3SC1AC1CI1 SLP140

CYXT · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 170° at 3 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 800 ft · scattered layer at 3,300 ft · broken layer at 5,500 ft · broken layer at 15,000 ft · temp 10°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.93" Hg · sea-level pressure 1014.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 3 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

170°3 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

15 HDG 150° —CALM —— 7,497'

33 HDG 330° —CALM —— 7,497'

03 HDG 030° —CALM —— 5,373'

21 HDG 210° —CALM —— 5,373'

Pattern altitude: 1,713 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 -4°C

300FT

-413 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV713 FT OAT+10°C ISA DELTA-4°C PRESSURE ALT701 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CYBL (Campbell River Airport, Campbell River, elev 346 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+3%

-2%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+2%

-1%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+1%

-1%

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 · 4 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN150

Broken · base 15,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN055

Broken · base 5,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT033

Scattered · base 3,300 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW008

Few · base 800 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING5,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER15,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~99% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL5,764 ft VFR MARGIN+2,500 ft

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

12:14ZSUNRISE

20:40ZSOLAR NOON

05:06ZSUNSET

05:59ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 01m VFR NIGHT BEGINS05:59Z (14h 53m) DAY LENGTH16h 52m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:40Z MOONSET02:32Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

CYYD

VFR

Smithers Airport · Smithers

WIND: VRB / 2 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN150
DIST: 53 NM NE
AGE: 1h 5m ago

CYPR

LIFR → MVFR 17Z

Prince Rupert Airport · Prince Rupert

WIND: 130° / 3 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: BKN004
DIST: 66 NM W
AGE: 24m ago

CZST

VFR

Stewart Airport · Stewart

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC050
DIST: 100 NM NW
AGE: 1h 5m ago

PAMM

VFR

Metlakatla Seaplane Base · Metlakatla

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 111 NM W
AGE: 9m ago

PAKT

VFR

Ketchikan International Airport · Ketchikan

WIND: 120° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN070
DIST: 121 NM NW
AGE: 12m ago

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