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// Station · 19m ago

ZSFZ

Fuzhou Changle International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 240° / 12 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 29°C / 23°C
ALTIM 29.18 inHg
WX -SHRA
ELEV 46 FT
25.9292°N / 119.6725°E
LOCATION · Fuzhou (Changle), CN
N
WIND
240°12 kt
ZSFZ · 46 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
240°/12
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW050
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 23
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.18"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 240°/12 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 5,000 ft. Reported weather: -SHRA. 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 ZSFZ 111400Z 24006MPS 220V280 9999 -SHRA FEW050 29/23 Q0988 BECMG TL1450 SHRA

ZSFZ · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 240° at 12 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 5,000 ft · temp 29°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.18" Hg · weather: -SHRA

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 12 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
240°12 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
21 HDG 210° H10 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 11,841'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
03 HDG 030° T10 kt X6 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,046 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 +16°C

2,700FT
+2,654 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +500 FT
3,300 2,650 2,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV46 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT790 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at ZUZY (Zunyi Xinzhou Airport, Zunyi, elev 2,723 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+27%
-19%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+19%
-12%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+11%
-8%

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 · 14,692 FT FEW050 ZSFZ ELEV · 46 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW050
Few · base 5,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER5,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,692 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+8)

21:18ZSUNRISE
04:07ZSOLAR NOON
10:57ZSUNSET
11:23ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:19Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS11:23Z (past) DAY LENGTH13h 39m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE18:42Z MOONSET08:21Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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