// Station · 16m ago

CYYC

Calgary International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 010° / 5 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 15°C / 12°C

ALTIM 29.82 inHg

WX PRFG

ELEV 3,557 FT

51.1188°N / 114.0099°W

LOCATION · Calgary, CA

WIND

010°5 kt

CYYC · 3,557 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

010°/5

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW170 FEW230

T / Td

15 / 12

ALTIM

29.82"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 010°/5 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 17,000 ft, and a few at 23,000 ft. Reported weather: PRFG. 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 CYYC 111400Z 01005KT 320V080 40SM PRFG FEW170 FEW230 15/12 A2982 RMK AC2CC1 CC TR FG BANK NW-NE VIS 2 SLP088 DENSITY ALT 4600FT

CYYC · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 010° at 5 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 17,000 ft · a few clouds at 23,000 ft · temp 15°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.82" Hg · weather: PRFG · sea-level pressure 1008.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 010° @ 5 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID

WIND

010°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

35R★ HDG 350° H5 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 14,000'

35L HDG 350° H5 kt X2 kt RIGHT 12,675'

29 HDG 290° H1 kt X5 kt RIGHT 8,000'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

11 HDG 110° T1 kt X5 kt LEFT —

17L HDG 170° T5 kt X2 kt LEFT —

17R HDG 170° T5 kt X2 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 4,557 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 +7°C

4,500FT

+943 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV3,557 FT OAT+15°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT3,655 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 4,500 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +943 ft above CYYC's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+45%

-32%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+32%

-20%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+18%

-14%

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)

FEW230

Few · base 23,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW170

Few · base 17,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER23,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~23% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL11,133 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)

11:35ZSUNRISE

19:42ZSOLAR NOON

03:50ZSUNSET

04:34ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:16Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 33m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:34Z (14h 18m) DAY LENGTH16h 15m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE08:59Z MOONSET01:14Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

CYBW

VFR

Calgary / Springbank Airport · Calgary

WIND: CALM
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 14 NM W
AGE: 16m ago

CYQF

MVFR → VFR 15Z

Red Deer Regional Airport · Springbrook

WIND: VRB / 2 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: OVC010
DIST: 64 NM N
AGE: 16m ago

CZPC

VFR

Pincher Creek Airport · Pincher Creek

WIND: 310° / 8 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: FEW120
DIST: 96 NM S
AGE: 16m ago

CYQL

VFR

Lethbridge County Airport · Lethbridge

WIND: 250° / 8 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW120
DIST: 101 NM SE
AGE: 16m ago

CYGE

VFR

Golden Airport · Golden

WIND: 280° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: SCT100
DIST: 112 NM W
AGE: 16m ago

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