// Station · 19m ago

ZSQD

Qingdao Jiaodong International Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 140° / 12 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 1,400 ft

T/Td 27°C / 25°C

ALTIM 29.68 inHg

ELEV 30 FT

36.3620°N / 120.0882°E

LOCATION · Qingdao (Jiaozhou), CN

WIND

140°12 kt

ZSQD · 30 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 21Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

140°/12

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN014

LAYERS

BKN014

T / Td

27 / 25

ALTIM

29.68"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 1,400 ft. Moderate winds at 140°/12 kt, visibility 6+ SM, broken at 1,400 ft. 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 ZSQD 112100Z 14006MPS 9999 BKN014 27/25 Q1005 BECMG TL2230 BKN016

ZSQD · day 11 at 21:00 UTC · wind from 140° at 12 kt · visibility 6+ SM · broken layer at 1,400 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 25°C · altimeter 29.68" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 140° @ 12 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

140°12 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

16★ HDG 160° H11 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 11,811'

17 HDG 170° H10 kt X6 kt LEFT 11,811'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

35 HDG 350° T10 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

34 HDG 340° T11 kt X4 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,030 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

1,800FT

+1,770 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV30 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT272 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at ZBCF (Chifeng Yulong Airport, Chifeng, elev 2,018 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+18%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-5%

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)

BKN014

Broken · base 1,400 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING1,400 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER1,400 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL13,666 ft VFR MARGIN-1,600 ft

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

20:52ZSUNRISE

04:06ZSOLAR NOON

11:20ZSUNSET

11:50ZCIVIL END

CURRENT21:19Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING14h 00m VFR NIGHT BEGINS11:50Z (14h 30m) DAY LENGTH14h 28m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION9% MOONRISE18:30Z MOONSET08:58Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of ZSQD.

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