[/] search [ENTER] submit ICAO [ESC] clear 5,740 STATIONS · WORLDWIDE

// 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
N
WIND
330°8 kt
ZGHA · 217 FT
© OSM · CartoDB

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

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.

Loading TAF forecast narrative…

SOURCES · NOAA Aviation Weather Center METAR (TAF loading…)

// Want this glance-able on 10 airports? METAR Deck →

// 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
N
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
3,700 2,950 2,200
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 16,884 FT ZGHA ELEV · 217 FT
// 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

© OpenStreetMap · CartoDB · OpenAIP
// Want this on your Stream Deck? METAR Deck shows real-time category and conditions for any 10 airports — built by the team that ships this page.
Get METAR Deck →