// Station · 8m ago

ZSOF

Hefei Xinqiao International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 050° / 8 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 31°C / 25°C

ALTIM 29.56 inHg

ELEV 207 FT

31.9878°N / 116.9769°E

LOCATION · Hefei, CN

WIND

050°8 kt

ZSOF · 207 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

050°/8

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

31 / 25

ALTIM

29.56"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 050°/8 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 ZSOF 111300Z 05004MPS CAVOK 31/25 Q1001 NOSIG

ZSOF · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 050° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 29.56" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 050° @ 8 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

050°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

33★ HDG 330° H1 kt X8 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 11,155'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

15 HDG 150° T1 kt X8 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,207 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 +17°C

2,600FT

+2,393 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV207 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT567 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at ZBYN (Taiyuan Wusu International Airport, Taiyuan, elev 2,575 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+26%

-18%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+18%

-12%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-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 · 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 LEVEL15,864 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

21:15ZSUNRISE

04:18ZSOLAR NOON

11:21ZSUNSET

11:49ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:08Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS11:49Z (past) DAY LENGTH14h 06m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE18:36Z MOONSET08:43Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

ZSNJ

VFR → IFR 01Z

Nanjing Lukou International Airport · Nanjing

WIND: 060° / 16 ktG25
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 98 NM E
AGE: 8m ago

ZHEC

VFR

Ezhou Huahu International Airport · Ezhou

WIND: 070° / 6 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: SCT046
DIST: 140 NM SW
AGE: 8m ago

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