// Station · 53m ago
ZBSJ
Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 2 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 25°C / 21°C
ALTIM 29.68 inHg
ELEV 233 FT
38.2807°N / 114.6970°E
LOCATION · Shijiazhuang, CN
WIND
VRB2 kt
ZBSJ · 233 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 11Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/2
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
25 / 21
ALTIM
29.68"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at variable/2 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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METAR ZBSJ 271100Z VRB01MPS CAVOK 25/21 Q1005 NOSIG
ZBSJ · day 27 at 11:00 UTC · wind variable at 2 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 25°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.68" 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
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 +11°C
1,800FT
+1,567 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +800 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV233 FT
OAT+25°C
ISA DELTA+11°C
PRESSURE ALT475 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at ZBLF
(Linfen Yaodu Airport, Linfen (Yaodu), elev 1,483 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+18%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-5%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+8)
21:03ZSUNRISE
04:19ZSOLAR NOON
11:35ZSUNSET
12:06ZCIVIL END
CURRENT11:53Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS12:06Z (12m)
DAY LENGTH14h 32m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE05:48Z
MOONSET20:20Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)
ZBYN
VFR
Taiyuan Wusu International Airport · Taiyuan
- WIND
- 290° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 103 NM W
- AGE
- 23m ago
ZBAD
VFR
Beijing Daxing International Airport · Beijing
- WIND
- 190° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW033
- DIST
- 109 NM NE
- AGE
- 23m ago
ZBTJ
VFR
Tianjin Binhai International Airport · Tianjin
- WIND
- 250° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 134 NM NE
- AGE
- 23m ago
ZBAA
VFR
Beijing Capital International Airport · Beijing
- WIND
- 190° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 139 NM NE
- AGE
- 23m ago
// Area map · 140 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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