// Station · 10m ago

ZBYN

Taiyuan Wusu International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 180° / 4 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 26°C / 23°C

ALTIM 29.74 inHg

ELEV 2,575 FT

37.7469°N / 112.6280°E

LOCATION · Taiyuan, CN

WIND

180°4 kt

ZBYN · 2,575 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/4

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW030

T / Td

26 / 23

ALTIM

29.74"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 180°/4 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 3,000 ft. 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 ZBYN 111300Z 18002MPS 9999 FEW030 26/23 Q1007 NOSIG

ZBYN · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 180° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 3,000 ft · temp 26°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.74" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

180°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

13L HDG 130° —CALM —— 11,811'

31R HDG 310° —CALM —— 11,811'

13R HDG 130° —CALM —— 11,811'

31L HDG 310° —CALM —— 11,811'

Pattern altitude: 3,575 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 +16°C

4,700FT

+2,125 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,575 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT2,758 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at ZBDS (Ordos Ejin Horo International Airport, Ordos, elev 4,557 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+47%

-33%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+33%

-21%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+19%

-14%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW030

Few · base 3,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER3,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL15,706 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

21:17ZSUNRISE

04:35ZSOLAR NOON

11:54ZSUNSET

12:25ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS12:25Z (past) DAY LENGTH14h 36m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE18:39Z MOONSET09:16Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

ZBSJ

VFR

Shijiazhuang Zhengding International Airport · Shijiazhuang

WIND: VRB / 4 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: OVC046
DIST: 103 NM E
AGE: 10m ago

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