// Station · 21m ago
CZPC
Pincher Creek Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 250° / 16 kt G27
VIS 9.0 SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 28°C / 7°C
ALTIM 29.87 inHg
ELEV 3,903 FT
49.5204°N / 113.9970°W
LOCATION · Pincher Creek, CA
WIND
250°16 kt
CZPC · 3,903 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
250°/16G27
VIS
9.0 SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
28 / 7
ALTIM
29.87"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 250°/16 kt, gusting 27. 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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METAR CZPC 111900Z AUTO 25016G27KT 9SM CLR 28/07 A2987 RMK SLP090 DENSITY ALT 6400FT
CZPC · day 11 at 19:00 UTC · wind from 250° at 16 kt, gusts to 27 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 29.87" Hg · sea-level pressure 1009.0 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 250° @ 16 ktG27
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
250°16G27 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
26★
HDG 260°
H16 kt
X3 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 6,600'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
08
HDG 080°
T16 kt
X3 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 +21°C
6,400FT
+2,497 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,903 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+21°C
PRESSURE ALT3,950 FT
// Performance equivalent
Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 6,400 ft high
on a standard ISA day — that's +2,497 ft above
CZPC's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+64%
-45%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+45%
-29%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+26%
-19%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-8)
11:42ZSUNRISE
19:42ZSOLAR NOON
03:42ZSUNSET
04:24ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:21Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 20m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS04:24Z (9h 02m)
DAY LENGTH15h 59m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10%
MOONRISE09:17Z
MOONSET01:16Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
CYQL
VFR
Lethbridge County Airport · Lethbridge
- WIND
- 230° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW064
- DIST
- 47 NM E
- AGE
- 21m ago
CYXC
VFR
Cranbrook/Canadian Rockies International Airport · Cranbrook
- WIND
- 220° / 9 ktG20
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW070
- DIST
- 70 NM W
- AGE
- 21m ago
KGPI
VFR
Glacier Park International Airport · Kalispell
- WIND
- 170° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 73 NM S
- AGE
- 26m ago
KCTB
VFR
Cut Bank International Airport · Cut Bank
- WIND
- 280° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 84 NM SE
- AGE
- 25m ago
CYYC
VFR
Calgary International Airport · Calgary
- WIND
- 130° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 10+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW060
- DIST
- 96 NM N
- AGE
- 21m ago
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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