// Station · 18m ago

ZUTF

Chengdu Tianfu International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 330° / 4 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 28°C / 24°C

ALTIM 29.62 inHg

ELEV 1,440 FT

30.3125°N / 104.4413°E

LOCATION · Chengdu (Jianyang), CN

WIND

330°4 kt

ZUTF · 1,440 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 17Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

330°/4

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW050 FEW050

T / Td

28 / 24

ALTIM

29.62"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 330°/4 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 5,000 ft, and a few at 5,000 ft. 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 111700Z 33002MPS 9999 FEW050TCU FEW050 28/24 Q1003 NOSIG

ZUTF · day 11 at 17:00 UTC · wind from 330° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 5,000 ft · a few clouds at 5,000 ft · temp 28°C / dewpoint 24°C · altimeter 29.62" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 330° @ 4 kt

ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM

WIND

330°4 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 +16°C

3,700FT

+2,260 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,440 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+16°C PRESSURE ALT1,741 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at ZLLN (Longnan Chengzhou Airport, Longnan (Cheng), elev 3,707 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+37%

-26%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+26%

-17%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+15%

-11%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

FEW050

Few · base 5,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

FEW050

Few · base 5,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER5,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~23% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL15,581 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

22:09ZSUNRISE

05:08ZSOLAR NOON

12:07ZSUNSET

12:35ZCIVIL END

CURRENT17:18Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING18h 48m VFR NIGHT BEGINS12:35Z (19h 16m) DAY LENGTH13h 58m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE19:40Z MOONSET09:38Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

ZUUU

VFR → MVFR 18Z

Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport · Chengdu (Shuangliu)

WIND: 050° / 10 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW040
DIST: 30 NM NW
AGE: 18m ago

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