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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
3,400 2,550 1,700
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,705 FT ZSAM ELEV · 59 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,705 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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)

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