// Station · 21m ago
ZSAM
Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 230° / 6 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 32°C / 24°C
ALTIM 29.32 inHg
ELEV 59 FT
24.5439°N / 118.1274°E
LOCATION · Xiamen, CN
WIND
230°6 kt
ZSAM · 59 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 19Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
230°/6
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
32 / 24
ALTIM
29.32"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 230°/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 111900Z 23003MPS CAVOK 32/24 Q0993 NOSIG
ZSAM · day 11 at 19:00 UTC · wind from 230° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.32" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 230° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
230°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
23★
HDG 230°
H6 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 11,155'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
05
HDG 050°
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 +18°C
2,900FT
+2,841 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV59 FT
OAT+32°C
ISA DELTA+18°C
PRESSURE ALT656 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at ZUKJ
(Kaili Huangping Airport, Kaili (Huangping), elev 3,115 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+29%
-20%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+20%
-13%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+12%
-9%
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)
21:27ZSUNRISE
04:14ZSOLAR NOON
11:00ZSUNSET
11:26ZCIVIL END
CURRENT19:21Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING15h 39m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS11:26Z (16h 04m)
DAY LENGTH13h 33m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10%
MOONRISE19:01Z
MOONSET08:35Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)
RCQC
MVFR
→
VFR
00Z
Penghu Magong Airport · Huxi
- WIND
- 180° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 5.6 SM
- CEILING
- BKN010
- DIST
- 101 NM SE
- AGE
- 6m ago
ZGOW
VFR
Jieyang Chaoshan International Airport · Jieyang (Rongcheng)
- WIND
- VRB / 2 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 107 NM SW
- AGE
- 21m ago
ZSFZ
MVFR
Fuzhou Changle International Airport · Fuzhou (Changle)
- WIND
- 220° / 14 kt
- VIS
- 4.3 SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 118 NM NE
- AGE
- 21m ago
RCMQ
MVFR
→
VFR
01Z
Taichung International Airport / Ching Chuang Kang Air Base · Taichung (Qingshui)
- WIND
- 190° / 20 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN020
- DIST
- 137 NM E
- AGE
- 21m ago
RCNN
MVFR
→
IFR
01Z
Tainan International Airport / Tainan Air Base · Tainan (Rende)
- WIND
- 190° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 5.6 SM
- CEILING
- BKN020
- DIST
- 149 NM SE
- AGE
- 21m ago
// Area map · 160 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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