// Station · 11m ago

ZSNJ

Nanjing Lukou International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 060° / 16 kt G25

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 30°C / 24°C

ALTIM 29.53 inHg

ELEV 49 FT

31.7350°N / 118.8659°E

LOCATION · Nanjing, CN

WIND

060°16 kt

ZSNJ · 49 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

060°/16G25

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

30 / 24

ALTIM

29.53"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 060°/16 kt, gusting 25. 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 ZSNJ 111300Z 06008G13MPS CAVOK 30/24 Q1000 NOSIG

ZSNJ · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 060° at 16 kt, gusts to 25 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.53" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 060° @ 16 ktG25

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

060°16G25 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

06★ HDG 060° H16 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 11,811'

07 HDG 070° H16 kt X3 kt LEFT 11,810'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

24 HDG 240° T16 kt X0 kt — —

25 HDG 250° T16 kt X3 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,049 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

2,300FT

+2,251 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV49 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT439 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at ZBZJ (Zhangjiakou Ningyuan Airport, Zhangjiakou, elev 2,347 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+23%

-16%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+16%

-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 · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,201 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

21:08ZSUNRISE

04:11ZSOLAR NOON

11:13ZSUNSET

11:41ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS11:41Z (past) DAY LENGTH14h 05m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE18:30Z MOONSET08:35Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

ZSOF

VFR → MVFR 16Z

Hefei Xinqiao International Airport · Hefei

WIND: 050° / 8 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 98 NM W
AGE: 11m ago

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