// Station · 50m ago

CZPC

Pincher Creek Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 250° / 6 kt

VIS 9.0 SM

CEILING BKN at 17,000 ft

T/Td 13°C / 10°C

ALTIM 29.86 inHg

ELEV 3,903 FT

49.5204°N / 113.9970°W

LOCATION · Pincher Creek, CA

WIND

250°6 kt

CZPC · 3,903 FT

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

METRIC

NOW · 10Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

250°/6

VIS

9.0 SM

CEILING

BKN170

LAYERS

FEW100 SCT140 BKN170 OVC200

T / Td

13 / 10

ALTIM

29.86"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 17,000 ft. Light winds at 250°/6 kt, visibility 9.0 SM, a few at 10,000 ft, scattered at 14,000 ft, broken at 17,000 ft, and overcast at 20,000 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 CZPC 271000Z AUTO 25006KT 9SM FEW100 SCT140 BKN170 OVC200 13/10 A2986 RMK SLP089 DENSITY ALT 4700FT

CZPC · day 27 at 10:00 UTC · wind from 250° at 6 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · a few clouds at 10,000 ft · scattered layer at 14,000 ft · broken layer at 17,000 ft · overcast at 20,000 ft · temp 13°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 29.86" Hg · sea-level pressure 1008.9 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 6 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

250°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

26★ HDG 260° H6 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,600'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

08 HDG 080° T6 kt X1 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 4,903 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 +6°C

4,700FT

+797 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV3,903 FT OAT+13°C ISA DELTA+6°C PRESSURE ALT3,959 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 4,700 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +797 ft above CZPC's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+47%

-33%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+33%

-21%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+19%

-14%

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 · 4 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC200

Overcast · base 20,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas

BKN170

Broken · base 17,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT140

Scattered · base 14,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW100

Few · base 10,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING17,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER20,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL10,469 ft VFR MARGIN+14,000 ft

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

11:39ZSUNRISE

19:34ZSOLAR NOON

03:29ZSUNSET

04:10ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 38m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:10Z (17h 20m) DAY LENGTH15h 50m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE20:22Z MOONSET12:12Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

CYQL

VFR

Lethbridge County Airport · Lethbridge

WIND: 330° / 22 ktG30
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: BKN150
DIST: 47 NM E
AGE: 50m ago

CYXC

VFR

Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport · Cranbrook

WIND: 290° / 6 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN150
DIST: 70 NM W
AGE: 50m ago

KGPI

VFR → MVFR 12Z

Glacier Park International Airport · Kalispell

WIND: 100° / 3 kt
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: FEW120
DIST: 73 NM S
AGE: 55m ago

KCTB

—

Cut Bank International Airport · Cut Bank

WIND: CALM
VIS: —
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 84 NM SE
AGE: 54m ago

CYYC

VFR

Calgary International Airport · Calgary

WIND: 330° / 21 ktG29
VIS: 10+ SM
CEILING: BKN130
DIST: 96 NM N
AGE: 27m ago

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