// Station · 37m ago

RCTP

Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 220° / 32 kt

VIS 4.3 SM

CEILING BKN at 1,500 ft

T/Td 25°C / 24°C

ALTIM 29.21 inHg

WX -SHRA

ELEV 106 FT

25.0777°N / 121.2330°E

LOCATION · Taoyuan, TW

WIND

220°32 kt

RCTP · 106 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

220°/32

VIS

4.3 SM

CEILING

BKN015

LAYERS

FEW008 BKN015 BKN030

T / Td

25 / 24

ALTIM

29.21"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 1,500 ft. Strong winds at 220°/32 kt, visibility 4.3 SM, a few at 800 ft, broken at 1,500 ft, and broken at 3,000 ft. Reported weather: -SHRA. 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

METAR RCTP 111230Z 22032KT 7000 -SHRA FEW008 BKN015 BKN030 25/24 Q0989 WS ALL RWY NOSIG RMK A2923

RCTP · day 11 at 12:30 UTC · wind from 220° at 32 kt · visibility 4.3 SM · a few clouds at 800 ft · broken layer at 1,500 ft · broken layer at 3,000 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.21" Hg · weather: -SHRA

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 220° @ 32 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

220°32 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

23R★ HDG 230° H32 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 12,008'

23L HDG 230° H32 kt X6 kt LEFT 10,991'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

05L HDG 050° T32 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

05R HDG 050° T32 kt X6 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 +12°C

2,200FT

+2,094 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV106 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT821 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 2,200 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,094 ft above RCTP's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+22%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-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)

BKN030

Broken · base 3,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

BKN015

Broken · base 1,500 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW008

Few · base 800 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING1,500 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER3,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL12,732 ft VFR MARGIN-1,500 ft

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

21:13ZSUNRISE

04:01ZSOLAR NOON

10:49ZSUNSET

11:15ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:07Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS11:15Z (past) DAY LENGTH13h 36m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE18:35Z MOONSET08:11Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

RCSS

VFR

Taipei Songshan International Airport · Taipei (Songshan)

WIND: 250° / 15 ktG26
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN065
DIST: 17 NM E
AGE: 9m ago

RCMQ

IFR

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

WIND: 180° / 12 kt
VIS: 2.0 SM
CEILING: BKN008
DIST: 59 NM SW
AGE: 37m ago

ZSFZ

VFR

Fuzhou Changle International Airport · Fuzhou (Changle)

WIND: 260° / 14 ktG23
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 99 NM NW
AGE: 7m ago

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