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// Station · 19m ago

ZGSZ

Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 170° / 12 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29°C / 27°C
ALTIM 29.80 inHg
ELEV 13 FT
22.6395°N / 113.8033°E
LOCATION · Shenzhen, CN
N
WIND
170°12 kt
ZGSZ · 13 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
170°/12
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 27
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.80"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 170°/12 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 ZGSZ 271500Z 17006MPS CAVOK 29/27 Q1009 NOSIG

ZGSZ · day 27 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 170° at 12 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 27°C · altimeter 29.80" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 170° @ 12 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID
N
WIND
170°12 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable
16L HDG 160° H12 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 12,467'
16R HDG 160° H12 kt X2 kt RIGHT 11,811'
15 HDG 150° H11 kt X4 kt RIGHT 11,155'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends
33 HDG 330° T11 kt X4 kt LEFT
34R HDG 340° T12 kt X2 kt LEFT
34L HDG 340° T12 kt X2 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,013 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 +14°C

1,800FT
+1,787 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
2,400 2,050 1,700
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV13 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT137 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at ZUNP (Liping Airport, Liping, elev 1,620 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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,659 FT ZGSZ ELEV · 13 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,659 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

21:42ZSUNRISE
04:23ZSOLAR NOON
11:04ZSUNSET
11:29ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:19Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS11:29Z (past) DAY LENGTH13h 22m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION84% MOONRISE06:33Z MOONSET19:56Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 60 NM radius

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