// Station · 1h 4m ago · STALE
RCSS
Taipei Songshan International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 350° / 5 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING BKN at 10,000 ft
T/Td 28°C / 24°C
ALTIM 29.29 inHg
ELEV 18 FT
25.0672°N / 121.5528°E
LOCATION · Taipei (Songshan), TW
WIND
350°5 kt
RCSS · 18 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
350°/5
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
BKN100
LAYERS
FEW009 BKN100
T / Td
28 / 24
ALTIM
29.29"
// Interpretation
VFR — ceiling 10,000 ft. Light winds at 350°/5 kt, visibility 6+ SM, a few at 900 ft, and broken at 10,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR RCSS 111600Z 35005KT 320V020 9999 FEW009 BKN100 28/24 Q0992 NOSIG RMK QFF 992.2HPA A2930
RCSS · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 350° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 900 ft · broken layer at 10,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.29" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 350° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
350°5 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
28★
HDG 280°
H2 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 8,547'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
10
HDG 100°
T2 kt
X5 kt LEFT
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Pattern altitude: 1,018 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
2,400FT
+2,382 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV18 FT
OAT+28°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT644 FT
// Performance equivalent
Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 2,400 ft high
on a standard ISA day — that's +2,382 ft above
RCSS's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+24%
-17%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+17%
-11%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+10%
-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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+8)
21:12ZSUNRISE
04:00ZSOLAR NOON
10:48ZSUNSET
11:13ZCIVIL END
CURRENT17:04Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING17h 44m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS11:13Z (18h 09m)
DAY LENGTH13h 35m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10%
MOONRISE18:42Z
MOONSET08:17Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
RCTP
VFR
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport · Taoyuan
- WIND
- 210° / 19 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN160
- DIST
- 17 NM W
- AGE
- 34m ago
RCMQ
MVFR
→
IFR
23Z
Taichung International Airport / Ching Chuang Kang Air Base · Taichung (Qingshui)
- WIND
- 190° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 3.7 SM
- CEILING
- BKN025
- DIST
- 70 NM SW
- AGE
- 51m ago
ROYN
MVFR
Yonaguni Airport · Yonaguni
- WIND
- 190° / 26 ktG42
- VIS
- 4.3 SM
- CEILING
- BKN017
- DIST
- 86 NM SE
- AGE
- 1h 4m ago
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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