// Station · 18m ago

ZSPD

Shanghai Pudong International Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 080° / 31 kt G43

VIS 4.3 SM

CEILING BKN at 1,300 ft

T/Td 27°C / 27°C

ALTIM 29.41 inHg

WX -SHRA

ELEV 13 FT

31.1434°N / 121.8050°E

LOCATION · Shanghai (Pudong), CN

WIND

080°31 kt

ZSPD · 13 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 14Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

080°/31G43

VIS

4.3 SM

CEILING

BKN013

LAYERS

BKN013

T / Td

27 / 27

ALTIM

29.41"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 1,300 ft. Strong winds at 080°/31 kt, gusting 43, visibility 4.3 SM, broken at 1,300 ft. Reported weather: -SHRA. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR ZSPD 111400Z 08016G22MPS 7000 -SHRA BKN013 27/27 Q0996 BECMG TL1510 SHRA

ZSPD · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind from 080° at 31 kt, gusts to 43 kt · visibility 4.3 SM · broken layer at 1,300 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 27°C · altimeter 29.41" Hg · weather: -SHRA

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 31 ktG43

7 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 7 CAUTION

WIND

080°31G43 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 7 usable

15★ HDG 150° H11 kt X29 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 11,155'

16L HDG 160° H5 kt X31 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 72%

16R HDG 160° H5 kt X31 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 72%

17L HDG 170° H0 kt X31 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 72%

35R HDG 350° H0 kt X31 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 72%

17R HDG 170° H0 kt X31 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 72%

35L HDG 350° H0 kt X31 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 72%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

34R HDG 340° T5 kt X31 kt RIGHT —

34L HDG 340° T5 kt X31 kt RIGHT —

33 HDG 330° T11 kt X29 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,013 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

2,100FT

+2,087 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV13 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT521 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

+21%

-15%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+15%

-9%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+8%

-6%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN013

Broken · base 1,300 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING1,300 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER1,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL13,649 ft VFR MARGIN-1,700 ft

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

20:57ZSUNRISE

03:59ZSOLAR NOON

11:00ZSUNSET

11:28ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:18Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS11:28Z (past) DAY LENGTH14h 02m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE18:22Z MOONSET08:24Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

ZSSS

MVFR

Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport · Shanghai (Minhang)

WIND: 090° / 23 ktG37
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN023
DIST: 24 NM W
AGE: 18m ago

ZSNB

MVFR → IFR 03Z

Ningbo Lishe International Airport · Ningbo

WIND: 070° / 10 kt
VIS: 3.7 SM
CEILING: BKN016
DIST: 81 NM S
AGE: 18m ago

ZSHC

IFR

Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport · Hangzhou

WIND: 050° / 29 ktG43
VIS: 1.4 SM
CEILING: BKN023
DIST: 90 NM SW
AGE: 11m ago

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