// Station · 9m ago

ZBAA

Beijing Capital International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND VRB / 2 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 4,000 ft

T/Td 27°C / 26°C

ALTIM 29.59 inHg

ELEV 116 FT

40.0774°N / 116.5967°E

LOCATION · Beijing, CN

WIND

VRB2 kt

ZBAA · 116 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

VRB/2

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN040

LAYERS

SCT010 BKN040

T / Td

27 / 26

ALTIM

29.59"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,000 ft. Light winds at variable/2 kt, visibility 6+ SM, scattered at 1,000 ft, and broken at 4,000 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 ZBAA 111300Z VRB01MPS 9999 SCT010 BKN040 27/26 Q1002 BECMG TL1420 BKN010 BKN040

ZBAA · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind variable at 2 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 1,000 ft · broken layer at 4,000 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 29.59" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 2 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

VRB2 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 6 ends

01 HDG 010° —CALM —— 12,467'

19 HDG 190° —CALM —— 12,467'

18L HDG 180° —CALM —— 12,467'

36R HDG 360° —CALM —— 12,467'

18R HDG 180° —CALM —— 10,499'

36L HDG 360° —CALM —— 10,499'

Pattern altitude: 1,116 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 +13°C

2,000FT

+1,884 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV116 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT447 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at ZBCF (Chifeng Yulong Airport, Chifeng, elev 2,018 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// 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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN040

Broken · base 4,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT010

Scattered · base 1,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL13,752 ft VFR MARGIN+1,000 ft

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

20:54ZSUNRISE

04:20ZSOLAR NOON

11:45ZSUNSET

12:17ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS12:17Z (past) DAY LENGTH14h 50m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE18:16Z MOONSET09:07Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

ZBAD

VFR → IFR 15Z

Beijing Daxing International Airport · Beijing

WIND: VRB / 2 ktG12
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW030
DIST: 36 NM S
AGE: 9m ago

ZBTJ

VFR

Tianjin Binhai International Airport · Tianjin

WIND: VRB / 2 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 67 NM SE
AGE: 9m ago

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