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// Station · 54m ago

CYZT

Port Hardy Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 2 kt
VIS 10+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 5°C / 4°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 71 FT
50.6806°N / 127.3670°W
LOCATION · Port Hardy, CA
N
WIND
VRB2 kt
CYZT · 71 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 10Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/2
 
 
 
VIS
10+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW240
 
 
 
T / Td
5 / 4
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.09"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/2 kt. Visibility better than 10 statute miles 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 CYZT 271000Z VRB02KT 15SM FEW240 05/04 A3009 RMK CI2 SLP191

CYZT · day 27 at 10:00 UTC · wind variable at 2 kt · visibility 10+ SM · a few clouds at 24,000 ft · temp 5°C / dewpoint 4°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg · sea-level pressure 1019.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 2 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
VRB2 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 6 ends
11 HDG 110° CALM 5,000'
29 HDG 290° CALM 5,000'
08 HDG 080° CALM 4,000'
26 HDG 260° CALM 4,000'
16 HDG 160° CALM 4,000'
34 HDG 340° CALM 4,000'
Pattern altitude: 1,071 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

-1,300FT
-1,371 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT
400 -600 -1,600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV71 FT OAT+5°C ISA DELTA-10°C PRESSURE ALT-100 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -1,300 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -1,371 ft above CYZT'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 · 2,596 FT FEW240 CYZT ELEV · 71 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW240
Few · base 24,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER24,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL2,596 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

12:27ZSUNRISE
20:28ZSOLAR NOON
04:28ZSUNSET
05:11ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:54Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 34m VFR NIGHT BEGINS05:11Z (18h 17m) DAY LENGTH16h 00m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE21:10Z MOONSET13:11Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

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