// Station · 24m ago

NZCH

Christchurch International Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 330° / 2 kt

VIS 1.3 SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td -2°C / -3°C

ALTIM 30.18 inHg

WX BCFG

ELEV 123 FT

43.4890°S / 172.5321°E

LOCATION · Christchurch, NZ

WIND

330°2 kt

NZCH · 123 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

330°/2

VIS

1.3 SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

-2 / -3

ALTIM

30.18"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — visibility 1.3 SM. Light winds at 330°/2 kt, visibility 1.3 SM, no reported cloud layers. Reported weather: BCFG. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR NZCH 111400Z AUTO 33002KT 2100 BCFG NCD M02/M03 Q1022

NZCH · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 330° at 2 kt · visibility 1.3 SM · temp -2°C / dewpoint -3°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg · weather: BCFG

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 330° @ 2 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

330°2 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 6 ends

02 HDG 020° —CALM —— 10,787'

20 HDG 200° —CALM —— 10,787'

11 HDG 110° —CALM —— 5,587'

29 HDG 290° —CALM —— 5,587'

01 HDG 010° —CALM —— 1,690'

19 HDG 190° —CALM —— 1,690'

Pattern altitude: 1,123 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

-2,200FT

-2,323 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV123 FT OAT-2°C ISA DELTA-17°C PRESSURE ALT-137 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -2,200 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -2,323 ft above NZCH'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 · 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 LEVEL123 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+12)

20:01ZSUNRISE

00:36ZSOLAR NOON

05:11ZSUNSET

05:43ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:24Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 46m VFR NIGHT BEGINS05:43Z (15h 19m) DAY LENGTH9h 09m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE17:25Z MOONSET02:35Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of NZCH.

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