// Station · 8m ago
ZHCC
Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 2 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31°C / 25°C
ALTIM 29.59 inHg
ELEV 495 FT
34.5265°N / 113.8492°E
LOCATION · Zhengzhou, CN
WIND
VRB2 kt
ZHCC · 495 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/2
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
31 / 25
ALTIM
29.59"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at variable/2 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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METAR ZHCC 111500Z VRB01MPS CAVOK 31/25 Q1002 NOSIG
ZHCC · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind variable at 2 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 29.59" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind VRB @ 2 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
VRB2 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
12L
HDG 120°
—CALM
——
11,811'
30R
HDG 300°
—CALM
——
11,811'
12R
HDG 120°
—CALM
——
11,155'
30L
HDG 300°
—CALM
——
11,155'
Pattern altitude: 1,495 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 +18°C
2,900FT
+2,405 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV495 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT826 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at ZBYN
(Taiyuan Wusu International Airport, Taiyuan, elev 2,575 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+29%
-20%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+20%
-13%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+8)
21:21ZSUNRISE
04:31ZSOLAR NOON
11:40ZSUNSET
12:09ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:08Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS12:09Z (past)
DAY LENGTH14h 19m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE18:47Z
MOONSET09:06Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations
No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of ZHCC.
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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