// Station · 27m ago

CYYD

Smithers Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 2 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING BKN at 21,000 ft

T/Td 9°C / 7°C

ALTIM 29.90 inHg

ELEV 1,712 FT

54.8247°N / 127.1830°W

LOCATION · Smithers, CA

WIND

VRB2 kt

CYYD · 1,712 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/2

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

BKN210

LAYERS

FEW070 FEW100 BKN210

T / Td

9 / 7

ALTIM

29.90"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 21,000 ft. Light winds at variable/2 kt, visibility better than 10 statute miles, a few at 7,000 ft, a few at 10,000 ft, and broken at 21,000 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 CYYD 111500Z VRB02KT 25SM FEW070 FEW100 BKN210 09/07 A2990 RMK AC1AC1CI3 SLP134

CYYD · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind variable at 2 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 7,000 ft · a few clouds at 10,000 ft · broken layer at 21,000 ft · temp 9°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 29.90" Hg · sea-level pressure 1013.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 2 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB2 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

15 HDG 150° —CALM —— 5,000'

33 HDG 330° —CALM —— 5,000'

Pattern altitude: 2,712 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 -3°C

1,400FT

-312 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,712 FT OAT+9°C ISA DELTA-3°C PRESSURE ALT1,730 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CYLW (Kelowna International Airport, Kelowna, elev 1,421 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+14%

-10%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+10%

-6%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-4%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN210

Broken · base 21,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW100

Few · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW070

Few · base 7,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING21,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER21,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL6,257 ft VFR MARGIN+18,000 ft

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

12:07ZSUNRISE

20:35ZSOLAR NOON

05:03ZSUNSET

05:57ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:27Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING13h 36m VFR NIGHT BEGINS05:57Z (14h 30m) DAY LENGTH16h 56m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:33Z MOONSET02:30Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

CYXT

VFR

Northwest Regional Airport Terrace-Kitimat · Terrace

WIND: 140° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN065
DIST: 53 NM SW
AGE: 27m ago

CZST

VFR

Stewart Airport · Stewart

WIND: CALM
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: OVC050
DIST: 116 NM NW
AGE: 27m ago

CYPR

MVFR

Prince Rupert Airport · Prince Rupert

WIND: 160° / 3 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: BKN013
DIST: 118 NM W
AGE: 15m ago

CYZY

VFR

Mackenzie Airport · Mackenzie

WIND: 360° / 4 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 142 NM E
AGE: 27m ago

CYBD

MVFR

Bella Coola Airport · Bella Coola

WIND: CALM
VIS: 4.0 SM
CEILING: OVC077
DIST: 148 NM S
AGE: 27m ago

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