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// Station · 23m ago

ZWSH

Kashgar Laining International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 4 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 27°C / 6°C
ALTIM 29.88 inHg
ELEV 4,529 FT
39.5423°N / 76.0202°E
LOCATION · Kashgar, CN
N
WIND
VRB4 kt
ZWSH · 4,529 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/4
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW040
 
 
 
T / Td
27 / 6
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.88"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/4 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 4,000 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 ZWSH 111400Z VRB02MPS 9999 FEW040 27/06 Q1012 NOSIG

ZWSH · day 11 at 14:00 UTC · wind variable at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 4,000 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
VRB4 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
08 HDG 080° CALM 10,499'
26 HDG 260° CALM 10,499'
Pattern altitude: 5,529 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 +21°C

7,100FT
+2,571 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT
7,800 7,100 6,400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV4,529 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+21°C PRESSURE ALT4,565 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at ZLXN (Xining Caojiabao International Airport, Haidong (Huzhu Tu Autonomous County), elev 7,119 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+71%
-50%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+50%
-32%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+28%
-21%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 18,165 FT FEW040 ZWSH ELEV · 4,529 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW040
Few · base 4,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER4,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL18,165 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+5)

23:38ZSUNRISE
07:02ZSOLAR NOON
14:25ZSUNSET
14:57ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:23Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2m VFR NIGHT BEGINS14:57Z (33m) DAY LENGTH14h 47m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE21:03Z MOONSET11:50Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

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