// Station · 47m ago

RCQC

Penghu Magong Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 180° / 9 kt

VIS 5.6 SM

CEILING BKN at 1,000 ft

T/Td 28°C / 28°C

ALTIM 29.41 inHg

ELEV 103 FT

23.5687°N / 119.6280°E

LOCATION · Huxi, TW

WIND

180°9 kt

RCQC · 103 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/9

VIS

5.6 SM

CEILING

BKN010

LAYERS

SCT005 BKN010 BKN025

T / Td

28 / 28

ALTIM

29.41"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 1,000 ft. Moderate winds at 180°/9 kt, visibility 5.6 SM, scattered at 500 ft, broken at 1,000 ft, and broken at 2,500 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

SPECI RCQC 111915Z 18009KT 9000 SCT005 BKN010 BKN025 28/28 Q0996 RMK A2944 AWOS R20 N/A

RCQC · day 11 at 19:15 UTC · wind from 180° at 9 kt · visibility 5.6 SM · scattered layer at 500 ft · broken layer at 1,000 ft · broken layer at 2,500 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 28°C · altimeter 29.41" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 9 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

180°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

20★ HDG 200° H8 kt X3 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 9,843'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

02 HDG 020° T8 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,103 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 +14°C

2,300FT

+2,197 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV103 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT611 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 +2,197 ft above RCQC's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+23%

-16%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+16%

-10%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+9%

-7%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN025

Broken · base 2,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN010

Broken · base 1,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT005

Scattered · base 500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING1,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,500 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL14,244 ft VFR MARGIN-2,000 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+8)

21:23ZSUNRISE

04:08ZSOLAR NOON

10:52ZSUNSET

11:17ZCIVIL END

CURRENT20:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 50m VFR NIGHT BEGINS11:17Z (15h 15m) DAY LENGTH13h 29m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE18:59Z MOONSET08:28Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

RCNN

MVFR → IFR 01Z

Tainan International Airport / Tainan Air Base · Tainan (Rende)

WIND: 190° / 10 kt
VIS: 5.6 SM
CEILING: BKN020
DIST: 49 NM SE
AGE: 1h 2m ago

RCMQ

LIFR → VFR 01Z

Taichung International Airport / Ching Chuang Kang Air Base · Taichung (Qingshui)

WIND: 200° / 14 kt
VIS: 0.99 SM
CEILING: BKN014
DIST: 69 NM NE
AGE: 8m ago

RCKH

VFR

Kaohsiung International Airport · Kaohsiung (Xiaogang)

WIND: 190° / 9 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN110
DIST: 72 NM SE
AGE: 1h 2m ago

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