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// Station · 58m ago

CYZP

Sandspit Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 250° / 8 kt
VIS 9.0 SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 10°C / 9°C
ALTIM 29.93 inHg
ELEV 21 FT
53.2543°N / 131.8140°W
LOCATION · Sandspit, CA
N
WIND
250°8 kt
CYZP · 21 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
250°/8
 
 
 
VIS
9.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW015
 
 
 
T / Td
10 / 9
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.93"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 250°/8 kt. Visibility 9.0 SM and a few at 1,500 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 111300Z AUTO 25008KT 9SM FEW015 10/09 A2993 RMK SLP136

CYZP · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 250° at 8 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · a few clouds at 1,500 ft · temp 10°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.93" Hg · sea-level pressure 1013.6 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
250°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
31 HDG 310° H4 kt X7 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 5,120'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
13 HDG 130° T4 kt X7 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 -5°C

-600FT
-621 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT
300 -250 -800
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV21 FT OAT+10°C ISA DELTA-5°C PRESSURE ALT9 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -600 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -621 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 · 5,072 FT FEW015 CYZP ELEV · 21 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW015
Few · base 1,500 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER1,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL5,072 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:35ZSUNRISE
20:53ZSOLAR NOON
05:12ZSUNSET
06:01ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:58Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 14m VFR NIGHT BEGINS06:01Z (16h 03m) DAY LENGTH16h 37m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:58Z MOONSET02:36Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

// Area map · 140 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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