// Station · 1h 0m ago · STALE

CYXT

Northwest Regional Airport Terrace-Kitimat

CAT VFR

WIND 160° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 5,700 ft

T/Td 10°C / 9°C

ALTIM 29.92 inHg

ELEV 713 FT

54.4685°N / 128.5760°W

LOCATION · Terrace, CA

WIND

160°5 kt

CYXT · 713 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

160°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN057

LAYERS

FEW006 SCT024 BKN057 BKN080

T / Td

10 / 9

ALTIM

29.92"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 5,700 ft. Light winds at 160°/5 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 600 ft, scattered at 2,400 ft, broken at 5,700 ft, and broken at 8,000 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 111300Z 16005KT 20SM FEW006 SCT024 BKN057 BKN080 10/09 A2992 RMK SF1SC4SC2AC1 SF TR SLP139

CYXT · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 160° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 600 ft · scattered layer at 2,400 ft · broken layer at 5,700 ft · broken layer at 8,000 ft · temp 10°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.92" Hg · sea-level pressure 1013.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 5 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

160°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

15★ HDG 150° H5 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,497'

21 HDG 210° H3 kt X4 kt LEFT 5,373'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

03 HDG 030° T3 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

33 HDG 330° T5 kt X1 kt LEFT —

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 ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV713 FT OAT+10°C ISA DELTA-4°C PRESSURE ALT710 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)

BKN080

Broken · base 8,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN057

Broken · base 5,700 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT024

Scattered · base 2,400 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW006

Few · base 600 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING5,700 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER8,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~99% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL5,764 ft VFR MARGIN+2,700 ft

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

12:14ZSUNRISE

20:40ZSOLAR NOON

05:06ZSUNSET

05:59ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:00Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 06m VFR NIGHT BEGINS05:59Z (15h 58m) DAY LENGTH16h 52m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:38Z MOONSET02:30Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

CYYD

VFR

Smithers Airport · Smithers

WIND: 190° / 2 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN080
DIST: 53 NM NE
AGE: 1h 0m ago

CYPR

MVFR

Prince Rupert Airport · Prince Rupert

WIND: 090° / 2 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: BKN019
DIST: 66 NM W
AGE: 6m ago

CZST

VFR

Stewart Airport · Stewart

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC050
DIST: 100 NM NW
AGE: 1h 0m ago

PAMM

VFR

Metlakatla Seaplane Base · Metlakatla

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN070
DIST: 111 NM W
AGE: 4m ago

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