// Station · 54m ago

CYZF

Yellowknife International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 130° / 4 kt

VIS 10+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 4°C / 3°C

ALTIM 29.84 inHg

ELEV 675 FT

62.4628°N / 114.4400°W

LOCATION · Yellowknife, CA

WIND

130°4 kt

CYZF · 675 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 10Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

130°/4

VIS

10+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW060 FEW240

T / Td

4 / 3

ALTIM

29.84"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 130°/4 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles and a few at 6,000 ft, and a few at 24,000 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 CYZF 271000Z 13004KT 15SM FEW060 FEW240 04/03 A2984 RMK SC1CI1 SLP116

CYZF · day 27 at 10:00 UTC · wind from 130° at 4 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 6,000 ft · a few clouds at 24,000 ft · temp 4°C / dewpoint 3°C · altimeter 29.84" Hg · sea-level pressure 1011.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

130°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

16 HDG 160° —CALM —— 7,500'

34 HDG 340° —CALM —— 7,500'

10 HDG 100° —CALM —— 5,000'

28 HDG 280° —CALM —— 5,000'

Pattern altitude: 1,675 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 -10°C

-400FT

-1,075 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV675 FT OAT+4°C ISA DELTA-10°C PRESSURE ALT752 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CYPC (Paulatuk (Nora Aliqatchialuk Ruben) Airport, Paulatuk, elev 15 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+0%

-0%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+0%

-0%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+0%

-0%

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)

FEW240

Few · base 24,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW060

Few · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER24,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~23% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL2,695 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

10:10ZSUNRISE

19:36ZSOLAR NOON

05:02ZSUNSET

07:06ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:54Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING18h 08m VFR NIGHT BEGINS07:06Z (20h 12m) DAY LENGTH18h 51m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE18:53Z MOONSET13:45Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

CYWE

VFR

Wekweètì Airport · Wekweètì

WIND: CALM
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 104 NM N
AGE: 54m ago

CYHY

VFR

Hay River / Merlyn Carter Airport · Hay River

WIND: 150° / 2 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW058
DIST: 105 NM S
AGE: 54m ago

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