// Station · 1h 0m ago · STALE

ZHEC

Ezhou Huahu International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 210° / 4 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 22°C / 20°C

ALTIM 29.77 inHg

ELEV 86 FT

30.3412°N / 115.0393°E

LOCATION · Ezhou, CN

WIND

210°4 kt

ZHEC · 86 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

210°/4

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

22 / 20

ALTIM

29.77"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 210°/4 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 ZHEC 271200Z 21002MPS CAVOK 22/20 Q1008 NOSIG

ZHEC · day 27 at 12:00 UTC · wind from 210° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint 20°C · altimeter 29.77" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 210° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

210°4 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends

01L HDG 010° —CALM —— 11,811'

19R HDG 190° —CALM —— 11,811'

01R HDG 010° —CALM —— 11,811'

19L HDG 190° —CALM —— 11,811'

Pattern altitude: 1,086 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 +7°C

1,100FT

+1,014 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV86 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+7°C PRESSURE ALT240 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at ZHYC (Yichang Sanxia Airport, Yichang (Xiaoting), elev 673 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.

// 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 LEVEL11,197 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

21:21ZSUNRISE

04:18ZSOLAR NOON

11:15ZSUNSET

11:42ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:00Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS11:42Z (past) DAY LENGTH13h 53m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE06:08Z MOONSET20:02Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

ZHHH

VFR

Wuhan Tianhe International Airport · Wuhan (Huangpi)

WIND: VRB / 2 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 50 NM NW
AGE: 1h 0m ago

ZSOF

MVFR

Hefei Xinqiao International Airport · Hefei

WIND: VRB / 2 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN020
DIST: 140 NM NE
AGE: 1h 0m ago

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