// Station · 25m ago

ZGHA

Changsha Huanghua International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 330° / 8 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 33°C / 26°C

ALTIM 29.44 inHg

ELEV 217 FT

28.1892°N / 113.2200°E

LOCATION · Changsha (Changsha), CN

WIND

330°8 kt

ZGHA · 217 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

330°/8

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

33 / 26

ALTIM

29.44"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 330°/8 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 ZGHA 111400Z 33004MPS CAVOK 33/26 Q0997 NOSIG

ZGHA · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 330° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 33°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 29.44" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 330° @ 8 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

330°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

36R★ HDG 360° H7 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 12,467'

36L HDG 360° H7 kt X4 kt LEFT 10,499'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

18L HDG 180° T7 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

18R HDG 180° T7 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

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 +19°C

3,000FT

+2,783 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV217 FT OAT+33°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT696 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at ZUKJ (Kaili Huangping Airport, Kaili (Huangping), elev 3,115 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+30%

-21%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+21%

-14%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+12%

-9%

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 LEVEL16,884 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

21:38ZSUNRISE

04:33ZSOLAR NOON

11:28ZSUNSET

11:54ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:25Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS11:54Z (past) DAY LENGTH13h 49m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE19:03Z MOONSET08:52Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of ZGHA.

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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