// Station · 18m ago
NZCH
Christchurch International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 320° / 1 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td -3°C / -4°C
ALTIM 30.15 inHg
ELEV 123 FT
43.4890°S / 172.5321°E
LOCATION · Christchurch, NZ
WIND
320°1 kt
NZCH · 123 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
320°/1
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
-3 / -4
ALTIM
30.15"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 320°/1 kt. Visibility 6+ 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 NZCH 111600Z AUTO 32001KT 9999 NCD M03/M04 Q1021
NZCH · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 320° at 1 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp -3°C / dewpoint -4°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 320° @ 1 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
320°1 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 -18°C
-2,300FT
-2,423 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -500 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV123 FT
OAT-3°C
ISA DELTA-18°C
PRESSURE ALT-107 FT
// Performance equivalent
Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -2,300 ft high
on a standard ISA day — that's -2,423 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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+12)
20:01ZSUNRISE
00:36ZSOLAR NOON
05:11ZSUNSET
05:43ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:18Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 53m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS05:43Z (13h 25m)
DAY LENGTH9h 09m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE17:29Z
MOONSET02:39Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations
No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of NZCH.
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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