// Station · 8m ago

ZGHA

Changsha Huanghua International Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 010° / 8 kt

VIS 1.9 SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 24°C / 19°C

ALTIM 30.15 inHg

WX BR

ELEV 217 FT

28.1892°N / 113.2200°E

LOCATION · Changsha (Changsha), CN

WIND

010°8 kt

ZGHA · 217 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 01Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

010°/8

VIS

1.9 SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

24 / 19

ALTIM

30.15"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — visibility 1.9 SM. Moderate winds at 010°/8 kt, visibility 1.9 SM, no reported cloud layers. Reported weather: mist (BR). Mist is water droplets thinning visibility to between 5/8 and 6 SM — the moist, lighter cousin of fog. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR ZGHA 130100Z 01004MPS 3000 BR NSC 24/19 Q1021 NOSIG

ZGHA · day 13 at 01:00 UTC · wind from 010° at 8 kt · visibility 1.9 SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 19°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg · weather: mist (BR)

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 010° @ 8 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

010°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

36R★ HDG 360° H8 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 12,467'

36L HDG 360° H8 kt X1 kt RIGHT 10,499'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

18L HDG 180° T8 kt X1 kt LEFT —

18R HDG 180° T8 kt X1 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,217 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 +9°C

1,100FT

+883 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV217 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT-13 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at ZGCZ (Chenzhou Beihu Airport, Chenzhou, elev 1,071 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+11%

-8%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+8%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+4%

-3%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// 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 LEVEL12,338 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

22:27ZSUNRISE

04:14ZSOLAR NOON

10:02ZSUNSET

10:25ZCIVIL END

CURRENT01:08Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 53m VFR NIGHT BEGINS10:25Z (9h 17m) DAY LENGTH11h 34m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE23:48Z MOONSET11:23Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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