Aeronautical current weather observation and short-term forecast for pilots, flight preparation with the METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report : current weather report), and TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast: short-term weather forecast message for aviation). And other resources like VAC (Visual Approach Chart) to prepare a flights.
METAR, TAF, VAC Jiuquan airport (China) / ICAO ZLJQ/ IATA JGN
Jiuquan airport (China) is located close to Jiayuguan, Jiayuguan at 4 mile↑, Suzhou at 12 mile↑, Xidong at 18 mile↑, Zongzhai at 22 mile↑, Yumendong Zhen at 24 mile↑, Linshui at 26 mile↑, Jinta at 29 mile↑, Dongdong at 30 mile↑, Laojunmiao at 32 mile↑, Yumen at 67 mile↑,
Elevation : 1558 m = 5112 ft
Runways
- runway 14/32 : 2997 m = 9833 ft
weather : sky clear at Jiayuguan
16↗25 °F
Wind ↑ 3 mph
extreme cold alert with 16 °F at Jiayuguan
wednesday : extreme cold alert with 16 °F at Jiayuguan
aerial view of Jiuquan
METAR for Jiuquan airport - ZLJQ
METAR ZLJQ 112200Z 28007MPS CAVOK 08/M14 Q1022 NOSIG=
Decoded METAR for Jiuquan Airport (China)
METAR issued by ZLJQ on Tuesday 12th of October 2021 at 22:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 105 days and 2540 hours and -151199 minutes ago.
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
Visibility is greater than 10 km = greater than 6 mile.
Temperature is 8 °C = 46 °F and dew point is -14 °C = 7 °F . This correspond to 19% relative humidity.
QNH is 1022 mb = 30.18 inHg
Wind speed is 25 km/h = 14 kt, direction is 280°.
Sky clear
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Jiuquan airport - ZLJQ
ZLJQ 112232Z 1200/1209 32004MPS 8000 NSC TX12/1208Z TN02/1200Z=
Decoded TAF for Jiuquan Airport (China)
TAF issued by ZLJQ on Tuesday 12th of October 2021 at 22:32 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 105 days and 19 hours and 29 minutes ago. A 9 hour weather forecast that is updated every 3 hours.
from Tuesday 12th of October 2021 à 00:00 heure TU to Tuesday 12th of October 2021 à 09:00 heure UTC
1200/1209 32004MPS 8000 NSC TX12/1208Z TN02/1200Z
Wind 8 kt = 14 km/h, direction is 320°
Visibility is 8 km = 5 mile.
close by
nearest airports to Jiuquan
- for Dunhuang airport (ZLDH) at 188 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Delingha airport (ZLDL) at 197 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Xining airport (ZLXN) at 305 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Golmud airport (ZLGM) at 307 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Hami airport (ZWHM) at 318 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Lanzhou Zhongchuan airport (ZLLL) at 368 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Zhongwei Shapotou airport (ZLZW) at 400 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Bulagtai airport (ZMBR) at 401 mile↑
Data sources
- METAR : AVWX (avwx.rest)
- TAF : AVWX (avwx.rest)
- Météo générale : Openweathermap (www.openweathermap.org) et AVWX (avwx.rest)
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA (www.sia.aviation-civile.gouv.fr), Espagne ENAIRE (https://aip.enaire.es)
- Aerial maps : Google Maps (www.google.com), Microsoft Bing (www.microsoft.com) ou OpenStreetMap (www.openstreetmap.org)