// Station · 34m ago
CZSJ
Sandy Lake Airport
CAT LIFR
WIND 050° / 4 kt
VIS 9.0 SM
CEILING OVC at 400 ft
T/Td 5°C / 5°C
ALTIM 30.28 inHg
ELEV 951 FT
53.0642°N / 93.3444°W
LOCATION · Sandy Lake, CA
WIND
050°4 kt
CZSJ · 951 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 11Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/4
VIS
9.0 SM
CEILING
OVC004
LAYERS
OVC004
T / Td
5 / 5
ALTIM
30.28"
// Interpretation
LIFR — ceiling 400 ft. Light winds at 050°/4 kt, visibility 9.0 SM, overcast at 400 ft. LIFR is the lowest standard category. Would improve to IFR above 500 ft and 1 SM.
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SPECI CZSJ 271120Z AUTO 05004KT 020V090 9SM OVC004 05/05 A3028 RMK SLP271
CZSJ · day 27 at 11:20 UTC · wind from 050° at 4 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · overcast at 400 ft · temp 5°C / dewpoint 5°C · altimeter 30.28" Hg · sea-level pressure 1027.1 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 050° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
050°4 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
11
HDG 110°
—CALM
——
3,500'
29
HDG 290°
—CALM
——
3,500'
Pattern altitude: 1,951 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 -9°C
-500FT
-1,451 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -500 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV951 FT
OAT+5°C
ISA DELTA-9°C
PRESSURE ALT588 FT
// Performance equivalent
Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -500 ft high
on a standard ISA day — that's -1,451 ft above
CZSJ'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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)
09:59ZSUNRISE
18:12ZSOLAR NOON
02:24ZSUNSET
03:11ZCIVIL END
CURRENT11:54Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 29m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:11Z (15h 17m)
DAY LENGTH16h 24m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE18:44Z
MOONSET11:08Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
// Area map · 80 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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