// Station · 23m ago

ZBTJ

Tianjin Binhai International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 250° / 4 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 27°C / 17°C

ALTIM 29.68 inHg

ELEV 10 FT

39.1244°N / 117.3460°E

LOCATION · Tianjin, CN

WIND

250°4 kt

ZBTJ · 10 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 11Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

250°/4

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

27 / 17

ALTIM

29.68"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 250°/4 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 ZBTJ 271130Z 25002MPS 220V300 CAVOK 27/17 Q1005 NOSIG

ZBTJ · day 27 at 11:30 UTC · wind from 250° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 29.68" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

250°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

16R HDG 160° —CALM —— 11,811'

34L HDG 340° —CALM —— 11,811'

16L HDG 160° —CALM —— 10,499'

34R HDG 340° —CALM —— 10,499'

Pattern altitude: 1,010 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 +12°C

1,800FT

+1,790 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +1,000 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV10 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT252 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

+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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

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

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,646 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

20:50ZSUNRISE

04:09ZSOLAR NOON

11:27ZSUNSET

11:58ZCIVIL END

CURRENT11:53Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS11:58Z (5m) DAY LENGTH14h 36m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE05:35Z MOONSET20:12Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

ZBAD

VFR → IFR 12Z

Beijing Daxing International Airport · Beijing

WIND: 190° / 4 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW033
DIST: 49 NM NW
AGE: 23m ago

ZBAA

VFR

Beijing Capital International Airport · Beijing

WIND: 190° / 4 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 67 NM NW
AGE: 23m ago

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