// Station · 57m ago

ZUTF

Chengdu Tianfu International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 120° / 2 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 27°C / 21°C

ALTIM 29.77 inHg

ELEV 1,440 FT

30.3125°N / 104.4413°E

LOCATION · Chengdu (Jianyang), CN

WIND

120°2 kt

ZUTF · 1,440 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

120°/2

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

27 / 21

ALTIM

29.77"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 120°/2 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 ZUTF 271200Z 12001MPS CAVOK 27/21 Q1008 NOSIG

ZUTF · day 27 at 12:00 UTC · wind from 120° at 2 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.77" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 120° @ 2 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

120°2 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 6 ends

01 HDG 010° —CALM —— 13,123'

19 HDG 190° —CALM —— 13,123'

11 HDG 110° —CALM —— 12,467'

29 HDG 290° —CALM —— 12,467'

02 HDG 020° —CALM —— 10,499'

20 HDG 200° —CALM —— 10,499'

Pattern altitude: 2,440 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 +15°C

3,400FT

+1,960 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

FIELD ELEV1,440 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT1,594 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at ZUDJ (Tongren Dejiang Airport (Under Construction), Tongren, elev 3,542 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+34%

-24%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+24%

-15%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+14%

-10%

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 LEVEL15,076 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+7)

22:04ZSUNRISE

05:00ZSOLAR NOON

11:57ZSUNSET

12:24ZCIVIL END

CURRENT12:57Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS12:24Z (past) DAY LENGTH13h 53m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE06:51Z MOONSET20:44Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 60 NM radius

ZUUU

VFR

Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport · Chengdu (Shuangliu)

WIND: 290° / 6 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW050
DIST: 30 NM NW
AGE: 57m ago

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