Sparwood Elk Valley Airport

CYSW · British Columbia, Canada

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 190° Sparwood Elk Valley Airport 17/35
Wind: 4 kt, 2 beaufort

4 kt

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BKN 4,000
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OVC 5,500
METAR CWSW 080100Z 19004KT 150V260 15SM -RA BKN040 OVC055 08/03 A2983 RMK SC6SC2 LAST STFD OBS/NXT 081300Z SLP121 DENSITY ALT 4000FT

METAR Sparwood Elk Valley Airport - CYSW

Sparwood Elk Valley Airport is a small airport in British Columbia, Canada. The airport is located at latitude 49.83498 and longitude -114.87851. The airport has one runway: 17/35. The ICAO airport code of this field is CYSW. The airport is in the Edmonton FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Sparwood / Elk Valley on May 7, 2024 19:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 190° with a speed of 4 kt. The wind direction varies between 150° and 260°.

Visibility is 15 mi.

There are broken clouds at an altitude of 4,000 ft and overcast clouds at an altitude of 5,500 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 4,000 ft.

Current weather is light rain. The temperature is 8 °C, with a wind chill of 5 °C. The dew point is 3 °C, the relative humidity is 71%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.83 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:02 and sets at 21:09. This applies to Sparwood Elk Valley Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -6 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
17/35 190°-010° 4 kt 0 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

4,000 ft BKN Broken clouds
5,500 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Weather Light rain
Temperature 8 °C
Dewpoint 3 °C
Rel. humidity 71%
Wind chill 5 °C
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Remarks

SLP121Sea level pressure is 29.89 inHg (29.89 inHg)
SC6SC2 LAST STFD OBS/NXT 081300Z DENSITY ALT 4000FT

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:03 (10:34h)
Midday
13:35
Sunset
21:08

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