// Station · 23m ago

ZSHC

Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport

CAT IFR

WIND 050° / 27 kt G37

VIS 1.4 SM

CEILING BKN at 2,300 ft

T/Td 27°C / 26°C

ALTIM 29.29 inHg

WX SHRA BR

ELEV 23 FT

30.2361°N / 120.4289°E

LOCATION · Hangzhou, CN

WIND

050°27 kt

ZSHC · 23 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

050°/27G37

VIS

1.4 SM

CEILING

BKN023

LAYERS

FEW013 BKN023 FEW033

T / Td

27 / 26

ALTIM

29.29"

// Interpretation

IFR conditions — visibility 1.4 SM. Strong winds at 050°/27 kt, gusting 37, visibility 1.4 SM, a few at 1,300 ft, broken at 2,300 ft, and a few at 3,300 ft. Reported weather: SHRA BR. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

SPECI ZSHC 111337Z 05014G19MPS 2300 SHRA BR FEW013 BKN023 FEW033CB 27/26 Q0992 WS R07 NOSIG

ZSHC · day 11 at 13:37 UTC · wind from 050° at 27 kt, gusts to 37 kt · visibility 1.4 SM · a few clouds at 1,300 ft · broken layer at 2,300 ft · a few clouds at 3,300 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 26°C · altimeter 29.29" Hg · weather: SHRA BR

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 050° @ 27 ktG37

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

050°27G37 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

06★ HDG 060° H27 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 11,155'

07 HDG 070° H25 kt X9 kt LEFT 11,811'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

25 HDG 250° T25 kt X9 kt RIGHT —

24 HDG 240° T27 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,023 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 +13°C

2,200FT

+2,177 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV23 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT649 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

+22%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-10%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+9%

-7%

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)

FEW033

Few · base 3,300 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

BKN023

Broken · base 2,300 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW013

Few · base 1,300 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING2,300 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER3,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~91% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL13,659 ft VFR MARGIN-700 ft

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

21:05ZSUNRISE

04:04ZSOLAR NOON

11:04ZSUNSET

11:31ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:00Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS11:31Z (past) DAY LENGTH13h 58m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE18:29Z MOONSET08:27Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

ZSNB

IFR

Ningbo Lishe International Airport · Ningbo

WIND: 070° / 10 ktG21
VIS: 2.5 SM
CEILING: BKN016
DIST: 59 NM SE
AGE: 1h 0m ago

ZSSS

MVFR

Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport · Shanghai (Minhang)

WIND: 080° / 23 ktG35
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN023
DIST: 74 NM NE
AGE: 17m ago

ZSPD

MVFR

Shanghai Pudong International Airport · Shanghai (Pudong)

WIND: 080° / 27 ktG39
VIS: 4.3 SM
CEILING: BKN013
DIST: 90 NM NE
AGE: 30m ago

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