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// CZSJ · Sandy Lake Airport · Sandy Lake

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CZSJ

Sandy Lake Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 120° / 3 kt
VIS 9.0 SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 20°C / 16°C
ALTIM 29.96 inHg
ELEV 951 FT
53.0642°N / 93.3444°W
LOCATION · Sandy Lake, CA
N
WIND
120°3 kt
CZSJ · 951 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
120°/3
 
 
 
VIS
9.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
—
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT200
 
 
 
T / Td
20 / 16
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.96"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 120°/3 kt. Visibility 9.0 SM and scattered 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 CZSJ 111300Z AUTO 12003KT 100V170 9SM SCT200 20/16 A2996 RMK SLP151 DENSITY ALT 1800FT

CZSJ · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 120° at 3 kt · visibility 9.0 SM · scattered layer at 20,000 ft · temp 20°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 29.96" Hg · sea-level pressure 1015.1 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
120°3 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 +7°C

1,700FT
+749 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT
2,900 1,750 600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV951 FT OAT+20°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT910 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at CYLD (Chapleau Airport, Chapleau, elev 1,470 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+17%
-12%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+12%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-5%

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 · 11,052 FT SCT200 CZSJ ELEV · 951 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT200
Scattered · base 20,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER20,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL11,052 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC-6)

10:02ZSUNRISE
18:19ZSOLAR NOON
02:37ZSUNSET
03:26ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 34m VFR NIGHT BEGINS03:26Z (13h 23m) DAY LENGTH16h 35m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE07:25Z MOONSET00:01Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

CZMD
VFR
Muskrat Dam Airport · Muskrat Dam
WIND
190° / 4 kt
VIS
9.0 SM
CEILING
CLR
DIST
61 NM E
AGE
1h 3m ago

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