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ZBSJ

Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport
CAT MVFR
WIND VRB / 2 kt
VIS 3.7 SM
CEILING OVC at 4,000 ft
T/Td 27°C / 27°C
ALTIM 29.59 inHg
ELEV 233 FT
38.2807°N / 114.6970°E
LOCATION · Shijiazhuang, CN
N
WIND
VRB2 kt
ZBSJ · 233 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/2
 
 
 
VIS
3.7 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
OVC040
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW020 OVC040
 
 
 
T / Td
27 / 27
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.59"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

MVFR — visibility 3.7 SM. Light winds at variable/2 kt, visibility 3.7 SM, a few at 2,000 ft, and overcast at 4,000 ft. 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 ZBSJ 111900Z VRB01MPS 6000 FEW020 OVC040 27/27 Q1002 NOSIG

ZBSJ · day 11 at 19:00 UTC · wind variable at 2 kt · visibility 3.7 SM · a few clouds at 2,000 ft · overcast at 4,000 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 27°C · altimeter 29.59" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 2 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
VRB2 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
15 HDG 150° CALM 11,155'
33 HDG 330° CALM 11,155'
Pattern altitude: 1,233 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

2,100FT
+1,867 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
3,400 2,650 1,900
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV233 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT564 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at ZBZJ (Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport, Zhangjiakou, elev 2,347 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+21%
-15%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+15%
-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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,869 FT FEW020 OVC040 · CEILING ZBSJ ELEV · 233 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC040
Overcast · base 4,000 ft AGL · 8 oktas
FEW020
Few · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING4,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,869 ft VFR MARGIN+1,000 ft

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

21:08ZSUNRISE
04:27ZSOLAR NOON
11:47ZSUNSET
12:18ZCIVIL END
CURRENT20:03Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 43m VFR NIGHT BEGINS12:18Z (16h 14m) DAY LENGTH14h 38m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE18:44Z MOONSET09:23Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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