// Station · 30m ago

VHHH

Hong Kong International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 190° / 6 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 30°C / 26°C

ALTIM 29.77 inHg

ELEV 28 FT

22.3118°N / 113.9149°E

LOCATION · Hong Kong, HK

WIND

190°6 kt

VHHH · 28 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

190°/6

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW010

T / Td

30 / 26

ALTIM

29.77"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 190°/6 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 1,000 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 VHHH 271230Z 19006KT 150V210 9999 FEW010 30/26 Q1008 NOSIG

VHHH · day 27 at 12:30 UTC · wind from 190° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 29.77" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 190° @ 6 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID

WIND

190°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

25C★ HDG 250° H3 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 12,467'

25R HDG 250° H3 kt X5 kt LEFT 12,467'

25L HDG 250° H3 kt X5 kt LEFT 12,467'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

07C HDG 070° T3 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

07L HDG 070° T3 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

07R HDG 070° T3 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,028 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 +15°C

2,000FT

+1,972 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV28 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT182 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 2,000 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,972 ft above VHHH's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+20%

-14%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+14%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW010

Few · base 1,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER1,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL15,180 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

21:42ZSUNRISE

04:22ZSOLAR NOON

11:03ZSUNSET

11:28ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:00Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS11:28Z (past) DAY LENGTH13h 21m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE06:29Z MOONSET19:50Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 60 NM radius

VMMC

VFR

Macau International Airport · Nossa Senhora do Carmo

WIND: 200° / 10 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW012
DIST: 20 NM SW
AGE: 30m ago

ZGSZ

VFR

Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport · Shenzhen

WIND: 170° / 14 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 21 NM N
AGE: 1h 0m ago

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