// Station · 29m ago
RCMQ
Taichung International Airport / Ching Chuang Kang Air Base
CAT VFR
WIND 200° / 7 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 29°C / 25°C
ALTIM 29.83 inHg
ELEV 663 FT
24.2647°N / 120.6210°E
LOCATION · Taichung (Qingshui), TW
WIND
200°7 kt
RCMQ · 663 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
200°/7
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW012 SCT200
T / Td
29 / 25
ALTIM
29.83"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 200°/7 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 1,200 ft, 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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METAR RCMQ 271230Z 20007KT 9999 FEW012 SCT200 29/25 Q1010 NOSIG RMK A2984
RCMQ · day 27 at 12:30 UTC · wind from 200° at 7 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,200 ft · scattered layer at 20,000 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 29.83" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 200° @ 7 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
200°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
18★
HDG 180°
H7 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 12,000'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
36
HDG 360°
T7 kt
X2 kt LEFT
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Pattern altitude: 1,663 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 +16°C
2,600FT
+1,937 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV663 FT
OAT+29°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT758 FT
// Performance equivalent
Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 2,600 ft high
on a standard ISA day — that's +1,937 ft above
RCMQ's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+26%
-18%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+18%
-12%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-8%
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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+8)
21:11ZSUNRISE
03:56ZSOLAR NOON
10:40ZSUNSET
11:05ZCIVIL END
CURRENT12:59Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS11:05Z (past)
DAY LENGTH13h 28m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE05:58Z
MOONSET19:27Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
RCTP
VFR
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport · Taoyuan
- WIND
- 250° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW015
- DIST
- 59 NM NE
- AGE
- 29m ago
RCQC
VFR
→
MVFR
21Z
Penghu Magong Airport · Huxi
- WIND
- 210° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW012
- DIST
- 69 NM SW
- AGE
- 29m ago
RCSS
VFR
Taipei Songshan International Airport · Taipei (Songshan)
- WIND
- 280° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW025
- DIST
- 70 NM NE
- AGE
- 24m ago
RCNN
VFR
Tainan International Airport / Tainan Air Base · Tainan (Rende)
- WIND
- 230° / 2 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW014
- DIST
- 82 NM S
- AGE
- 29m ago
RCFN
VFR
Taitung Airport · Taitung City
- WIND
- 260° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW015
- DIST
- 94 NM S
- AGE
- 29m ago
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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