// Station · 23m ago

ZBAA

Beijing Capital International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 190° / 6 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 27°C / 17°C

ALTIM 29.65 inHg

ELEV 116 FT

40.0774°N / 116.5967°E

LOCATION · Beijing, CN

WIND

190°6 kt

ZBAA · 116 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 10Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

190°/6

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

27 / 17

ALTIM

29.65"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 190°/6 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 271030Z 19003MPS 170V230 CAVOK 27/17 Q1004 NOSIG

ZBAA · day 27 at 10:30 UTC · wind from 190° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 29.65" 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

19★ HDG 190° H6 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 12,467'

18L HDG 180° H6 kt X1 kt RIGHT 12,467'

18R HDG 180° H6 kt X1 kt RIGHT 10,499'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

01 HDG 010° T6 kt X0 kt — —

36R HDG 360° T6 kt X1 kt LEFT —

36L HDG 360° T6 kt X1 kt LEFT —

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

1,900FT

+1,784 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV116 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT388 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

+19%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-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 · 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 LEVEL13,752 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

20:50ZSUNRISE

04:12ZSOLAR NOON

11:33ZSUNSET

12:05ZCIVIL END

CURRENT10:53Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING39m VFR NIGHT BEGINS12:05Z (1h 11m) DAY LENGTH14h 42m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE05:33Z MOONSET20:16Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

ZBAD

VFR → IFR 12Z

Beijing Daxing International Airport · Beijing

WIND: 190° / 6 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 36 NM S
AGE: 23m ago

ZBTJ

VFR → MVFR 12Z

Tianjin Binhai International Airport · Tianjin

WIND: 250° / 6 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 67 NM SE
AGE: 23m ago

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