// Station · 17m ago

CZPC

Pincher Creek Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 2 kt

VIS 9.0 SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 24°C / 10°C

ALTIM 29.89 inHg

ELEV 3,903 FT

49.5204°N / 113.9970°W

LOCATION · Pincher Creek, CA

WIND

VRB2 kt

CZPC · 3,903 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/2

VIS

9.0 SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

24 / 10

ALTIM

29.89"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/2 kt. Visibility 9.0 SM and no reported cloud layers. 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 111600Z AUTO VRB02KT 9SM CLR 24/10 A2989 RMK SLP094 DENSITY ALT 5900FT

CZPC · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind variable at 2 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 29.89" Hg · sea-level pressure 1009.4 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 2 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB2 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends

08 HDG 080° —CALM —— 6,600'

26 HDG 260° —CALM —— 6,600'

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 +17°C

5,900FT

+1,997 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV3,903 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT3,930 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 5,900 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,997 ft above CZPC's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+59%

-41%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+41%

-27%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+24%

-18%

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 · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL16,024 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

11:42ZSUNRISE

19:42ZSOLAR NOON

03:42ZSUNSET

04:24ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:17Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 24m VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:24Z (12h 06m) DAY LENGTH15h 59m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE09:10Z MOONSET01:10Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

CYBW

VFR

Calgary / Springbank Airport · Calgary

WIND: VRB / 2 kt
VIS: 9.0 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 96 NM N
AGE: 17m ago

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