// Station · 9m ago

ZYTL

Dalian Zhoushuizi International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 160° / 8 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 26°C / 23°C

ALTIM 29.74 inHg

ELEV 107 FT

38.9657°N / 121.5385°E

LOCATION · Dalian (Ganjingzi), CN

WIND

160°8 kt

ZYTL · 107 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

160°/8

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

26 / 23

ALTIM

29.74"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 160°/8 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 ZYTL 111300Z 16004MPS 130V200 CAVOK 26/23 Q1007 NOSIG

ZYTL · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 160° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 23°C · altimeter 29.74" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 8 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

160°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

10★ HDG 100° H4 kt X7 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 10,827'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

28 HDG 280° T4 kt X7 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,107 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 +12°C

1,700FT

+1,593 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV107 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT290 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

+17%

-12%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+12%

-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 · 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 LEVEL13,238 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

20:38ZSUNRISE

04:00ZSOLAR NOON

11:22ZSUNSET

11:53ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS11:53Z (past) DAY LENGTH14h 43m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE18:00Z MOONSET08:44Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of ZYTL.

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