// Station · 30m ago

RCTP

Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 210° / 26 kt G36

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 14,000 ft

T/Td 27°C / 23°C

ALTIM 29.26 inHg

ELEV 106 FT

25.0777°N / 121.2330°E

LOCATION · Taoyuan, TW

WIND

210°26 kt

RCTP · 106 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

210°/26G36

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN140

LAYERS

FEW012 SCT060 BKN140

T / Td

27 / 23

ALTIM

29.26"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 14,000 ft. Strong winds at 210°/26 kt, gusting 36, visibility 6+ SM, a few at 1,200 ft, scattered at 6,000 ft, and broken at 14,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR RCTP 111430Z 21026G36KT 9999 FEW012 SCT060 BKN140 27/23 Q0991 WS ALL RWY NOSIG RMK A2927

RCTP · day 11 at 14:30 UTC · wind from 210° at 26 kt, gusts to 36 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,200 ft · scattered layer at 6,000 ft · broken layer at 14,000 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.26" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 210° @ 26 ktG36

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

210°26G36 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

23R★ HDG 230° H24 kt X9 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 12,008'

23L HDG 230° H24 kt X9 kt LEFT 10,991'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

05L HDG 050° T24 kt X9 kt RIGHT —

05R HDG 050° T24 kt X9 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,106 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

+2,294 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV106 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT762 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 +2,294 ft above RCTP'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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN140

Broken · base 14,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT060

Scattered · base 6,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW012

Few · base 1,200 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING14,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER14,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,742 ft VFR MARGIN+11,000 ft

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

21:13ZSUNRISE

04:01ZSOLAR NOON

10:49ZSUNSET

11:15ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:00Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS11:15Z (past) DAY LENGTH13h 36m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE18:39Z MOONSET08:15Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

RCSS

VFR

Taipei Songshan International Airport · Taipei (Songshan)

WIND: 250° / 13 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN040
DIST: 17 NM E
AGE: 30m ago

RCMQ

IFR → MVFR 03Z

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

WIND: 180° / 13 kt
VIS: 2.0 SM
CEILING: BKN010
DIST: 59 NM SW
AGE: 42m ago

ZSFZ

VFR → MVFR 01Z

Fuzhou Changle International Airport · Fuzhou (Changle)

WIND: 240° / 12 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW050
DIST: 99 NM NW
AGE: 1h 0m ago

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