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// Station · 13m ago

ZLXY

Xi'an Xianyang International Airport
CAT MVFR
WIND 210° / 6 kt
VIS 5.0 SM
CEILING BKN at 3,300 ft
T/Td 25°C / 22°C
ALTIM 29.77 inHg
WX -RA
ELEV 1,572 FT
34.4422°N / 108.7624°E
LOCATION · Xi'an, CN
N
WIND
210°6 kt
ZLXY · 1,572 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
210°/6
 
 
 
VIS
5.0 SM
 
 
 
CEILING
BKN033
 
 
 
LAYERS
BKN033
 
 
 
T / Td
25 / 22
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.77"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

MVFR — visibility 5.0 SM. Light winds at 210°/6 kt, visibility 5.0 SM, broken at 3,300 ft. Reported weather: -RA. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR ZLXY 111500Z 21003MPS 180V240 8000 -RA BKN033 25/22 Q1008 NOSIG

ZLXY · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 210° at 6 kt · visibility 5.0 SM · broken layer at 3,300 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.77" Hg · weather: -RA

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 210° @ 6 kt
4 USABLE · 4 AVOID
N
WIND
210°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 4 usable
23R HDG 230° H6 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 12,467'
23L HDG 230° H6 kt X2 kt LEFT 12,467'
24R HDG 240° H5 kt X3 kt LEFT 12,467'
24L HDG 240° H5 kt X3 kt LEFT 9,843'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 4 ends
06L HDG 060° T5 kt X3 kt RIGHT
06R HDG 060° T5 kt X3 kt RIGHT
05L HDG 050° T6 kt X2 kt RIGHT
05R HDG 050° T6 kt X2 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 2,572 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 +13°C

3,300FT
+1,728 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -900 FT
4,600 3,850 3,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV1,572 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT1,726 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at ZBOW (Baotou Donghe International Airport, Baotou, elev 3,321 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+33%
-23%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+23%
-15%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+13%
-10%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,198 FT BKN033 · CEILING ZLXY ELEV · 1,572 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
BKN033
Broken · base 3,300 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas
// Computed
CEILING3,300 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER3,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL14,198 ft VFR MARGIN+300 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+7)

21:42ZSUNRISE
04:51ZSOLAR NOON
12:00ZSUNSET
12:29ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS12:29Z (past) DAY LENGTH14h 18m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE19:07Z MOONSET09:26Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

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