// Station · 25m ago

CYXY

Whitehorse / Erik Nielsen International Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 160° / 7 kt

VIS 1.0 SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 8°C / 8°C

ALTIM 29.88 inHg

WX BR BCFG

ELEV 2,317 FT

60.7085°N / 135.0657°W

LOCATION · Whitehorse, CA

WIND

160°7 kt

CYXY · 2,317 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

160°/7

VIS

1.0 SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT003

T / Td

8 / 8

ALTIM

29.88"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — visibility 1.0 SM. Light winds at 160°/7 kt, visibility 1.0 SM, scattered at 300 ft. Reported weather: BR BCFG. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR CYXY 111400Z 16007KT 1SM BR BCFG SCT003 08/08 A2988 RMK ST3 VIS S-SW 5 SLP134

CYXY · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 160° at 7 kt · visibility 1.0 SM · scattered layer at 300 ft · temp 8°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg · weather: BR BCFG · sea-level pressure 1013.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 7 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

160°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

14L★ HDG 140° H7 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,597'

14R HDG 140° H7 kt X2 kt RIGHT 9,497'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

32R HDG 320° T7 kt X2 kt LEFT —

32L HDG 320° T7 kt X2 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 3,317 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

2,100FT

-217 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,317 FT OAT+8°C ISA DELTA-2°C PRESSURE ALT2,356 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CYXQ (Beaver Creek Airport, Beaver Creek, elev 2,131 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+21%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT003

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

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL6,357 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:50ZSUNRISE

21:06ZSOLAR NOON

06:22ZSUNSET

07:56ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:25Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 57m VFR NIGHT BEGINS07:56Z (17h 31m) DAY LENGTH18h 32m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:15Z MOONSET03:47Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

PAGY

IFR → VFR 17Z

Skagway Airport · Skagway

WIND: 250° / 3 kt
VIS: 1.8 SM
CEILING: BKN010
DIST: 75 NM S
AGE: 5m ago

CYZW

MVFR

Teslin Airport · Teslin

WIND: 140° / 4 kt
VIS: 3.0 SM
CEILING: OVC010
DIST: 76 NM SE
AGE: 6m ago

PAHN

LIFR → VFR 20Z

Haines Airport · Haines

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN004
DIST: 89 NM S
AGE: 19m ago

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