// Station · 14m ago

ZPPP

Kunming Changshui International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 250° / 8 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 4,000 ft

T/Td 20°C / 16°C

ALTIM 29.97 inHg

ELEV 6,903 FT

25.1103°N / 102.9367°E

LOCATION · Kunming, CN

WIND

250°8 kt

ZPPP · 6,903 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

250°/8

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN040

LAYERS

FEW023 SCT023 BKN040

T / Td

20 / 16

ALTIM

29.97"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,000 ft. Moderate winds at 250°/8 kt, visibility 6+ SM, a few at 2,300 ft, scattered at 2,300 ft, and broken at 4,000 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 ZPPP 111500Z 25004MPS 210V280 9999 FEW023TCU SCT023 BKN040 20/16 Q1015 NOSIG

ZPPP · day 11 at 15:00 UTC · wind from 250° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,300 ft · scattered layer at 2,300 ft · broken layer at 4,000 ft · temp 20°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 250° @ 8 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

250°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

22★ HDG 220° H7 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 14,764'

21 HDG 210° H6 kt X5 kt RIGHT 13,123'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

03 HDG 030° T6 kt X5 kt LEFT —

04 HDG 040° T7 kt X4 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 7,903 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 +19°C

9,100FT

+2,197 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV6,903 FT OAT+20°C ISA DELTA+19°C PRESSURE ALT6,850 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at ZLGM (Golmud Airport, Golmud, elev 9,334 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+91%

-64%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+64%

-41%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+36%

-27%

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 · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN040

Broken · base 4,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW023

Few · base 2,300 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

SCT023

Scattered · base 2,300 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL17,004 ft VFR MARGIN+1,000 ft

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

22:26ZSUNRISE

05:14ZSOLAR NOON

12:02ZSUNSET

12:28ZCIVIL END

CURRENT15:14Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS12:28Z (past) DAY LENGTH13h 36m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE19:52Z MOONSET09:28Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of ZPPP.

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