// Station · 36m ago

ZBAA

Beijing Capital International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 320° / 12 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 19°C / 1°C

ALTIM 30.24 inHg

ELEV 116 FT

40.0774°N / 116.5967°E

LOCATION · Beijing, CN

WIND

320°12 kt

ZBAA · 116 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 00Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

320°/12

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

19 / 1

ALTIM

30.24"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 320°/12 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and no reported cloud layers. 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 130030Z 32006MPS CAVOK 19/01 Q1024 NOSIG

ZBAA · day 13 at 00:30 UTC · wind from 320° at 12 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 19°C / dewpoint 1°C · altimeter 30.24" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 320° @ 12 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 3 CAUTION

WIND

320°12 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

36R★ HDG 360° H9 kt X8 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 12,467'

36L HDG 360° H9 kt X8 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 67%

01 HDG 010° H8 kt X9 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 75%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

19 HDG 190° T8 kt X9 kt RIGHT —

18L HDG 180° T9 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

18R HDG 180° T9 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

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 +4°C

200FT

+84 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV116 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+4°C PRESSURE ALT-203 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at ZBBB (Beijing Xijiao Airport, Beijing, elev 164 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact ENHANCED

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+2%

-1%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+1%

-1%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+1%

-1%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL9,712 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

22:22ZSUNRISE

04:01ZSOLAR NOON

09:39ZSUNSET

10:07ZCIVIL END

CURRENT01:06Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 33m VFR NIGHT BEGINS10:07Z (9h 00m) DAY LENGTH11h 17m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE23:43Z MOONSET11:00Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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