// Station · 1h 2m ago · STALE

ZHEC

Ezhou Huahu International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 050° / 6 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 32°C / 26°C

ALTIM 29.47 inHg

ELEV 86 FT

30.3412°N / 115.0393°E

LOCATION · Ezhou, CN

WIND

050°6 kt

ZHEC · 86 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

050°/6

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT046

T / Td

32 / 26

ALTIM

29.47"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 050°/6 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 4,600 ft. 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 111400Z 05003MPS 9999 SCT046 32/26 Q0998 NOSIG

ZHEC · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 050° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 4,600 ft · temp 32°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 29.47" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 050° @ 6 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

050°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

01L★ HDG 010° H5 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 11,811'

01R HDG 010° H5 kt X4 kt RIGHT 11,811'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

19R HDG 190° T5 kt X4 kt LEFT —

19L HDG 190° T5 kt X4 kt LEFT —

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 +18°C

2,700FT

+2,614 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV86 FT OAT+32°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT535 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at ZUZY (Zunyi Xinzhou Airport, Zunyi, elev 2,723 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+27%

-19%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+19%

-12%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+11%

-8%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT046

Scattered · base 4,600 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER4,600 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL16,248 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

21:26ZSUNRISE

04:26ZSOLAR NOON

11:25ZSUNSET

11:53ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:02Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS11:53Z (past) DAY LENGTH13h 58m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE18:52Z MOONSET08:51Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

ZHHH

VFR → MVFR 20Z

Wuhan Tianhe International Airport · Wuhan (Huangpi)

WIND: 010° / 4 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 50 NM NW
AGE: 1h 2m ago

ZSOF

VFR → MVFR 16Z

Hefei Xinqiao International Airport · Hefei

WIND: 050° / 10 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 140 NM NE
AGE: 1h 2m ago

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