// Station · 10m ago
ZSAM
Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 050° / 6 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29°C / 27°C
ALTIM 29.74 inHg
ELEV 59 FT
24.5439°N / 118.1274°E
LOCATION · Xiamen, CN
WIND
050°6 kt
ZSAM · 59 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/6
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
29 / 27
ALTIM
29.74"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 050°/6 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 ZSAM 271400Z 05003MPS CAVOK 29/27 Q1007 NOSIG
ZSAM · day 27 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 050° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 27°C · altimeter 29.74" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 050° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
050°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
05★
HDG 050°
H6 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 11,155'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
23
HDG 230°
T6 kt
X0 kt —
—
Pattern altitude: 1,059 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 +14°C
2,000FT
+1,941 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV59 FT
OAT+29°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT242 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at ZUQJ
(Qianjiang Wulingshan Airport, Qianjiang, elev 2,075 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+20%
-14%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+14%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%
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
04:06ZSOLAR NOON
10:50ZSUNSET
11:16ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:10Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS11:16Z (past)
DAY LENGTH13h 29m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION84%
MOONRISE06:10Z
MOONSET19:40Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)
RCQC
VFR
Penghu Magong Airport · Huxi
- WIND
- 200° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW012
- DIST
- 101 NM SE
- AGE
- 10m ago
ZGOW
VFR
Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport · Jieyang (Rongcheng)
- WIND
- 200° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 107 NM SW
- AGE
- 10m ago
ZSFZ
VFR
Fuzhou Changle International Airport · Fuzhou (Changle)
- WIND
- 290° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW033
- DIST
- 118 NM NE
- AGE
- 10m ago
RCMQ
VFR
Taichung International Airport / Ching Chuang Kang Air Base · Taichung (Qingshui)
- WIND
- 200° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW012
- DIST
- 137 NM E
- AGE
- 10m ago
RCNN
VFR
Tainan International Airport / Tainan Air Base · Tainan (Rende)
- WIND
- 200° / 2 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW012
- DIST
- 149 NM SE
- AGE
- 10m ago
// Area map · 160 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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