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// Station · 16m ago

CYZP

Sandspit Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 260° / 8 kt
VIS 9.0 SM
CEILING BKN at 4,200 ft
T/Td 11°C / 9°C
ALTIM 29.93 inHg
ELEV 21 FT
53.2543°N / 131.8140°W
LOCATION · Sandspit, CA
N
WIND
260°8 kt
CYZP · 21 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
260°/8
 
 
 
VIS
9.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN042
 
 
 
LAYERS
BKN042
 
 
 
T / Td
11 / 9
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.93"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,200 ft. Moderate winds at 260°/8 kt, visibility 9.0 SM, broken at 4,200 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 CYZP 111400Z AUTO 26008KT 9SM BKN042 11/09 A2993 RMK SLP139

CYZP · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 260° at 8 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · broken layer at 4,200 ft · temp 11°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.93" Hg · sea-level pressure 1013.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 260° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
260°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
31 HDG 310° H5 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,120'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
13 HDG 130° T5 kt X6 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,021 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

-500FT
-521 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
FIELD ELEV21 FT OAT+11°C ISA DELTA-4°C PRESSURE ALT9 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -500 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -521 ft above CYZP's actual elevation.
// 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 5,577 FT BKN042 · CEILING CYZP ELEV · 21 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
BKN042
Broken · base 4,200 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
// Computed
CEILING4,200 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,200 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL5,577 ft VFR MARGIN+1,200 ft

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

12:35ZSUNRISE
20:53ZSOLAR NOON
05:12ZSUNSET
06:01ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:16Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 56m VFR NIGHT BEGINS06:01Z (15h 45m) DAY LENGTH16h 37m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:59Z MOONSET02:36Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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