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 Chengdu airport (China) / ICAO ZUUU/ IATA CTU
Chengdu airport (China) is located close to Chengdu, Shuangguisi at 0 mile↑, Dongsheng at 2 mile↑, Chengdu at 9 mile↑, Liucheng at 11 mile↑, Wujin at 14 mile↑, Pitong at 16 mile↑, Zitong at 19 mile↑, Longquan at 19 mile↑, Guangsheng at 20 mile↑, Xindu at 21 mile↑,
Elevation : 495 m = 1624 ft
Runways
- runway 02/20 : 3600 m = 11811 ft
aerial view of Chengdu
METAR for Chengdu airport - ZUUU
ZUUU 171200Z 18002MPS 130V200 8000 SCT040 12/05 Q1025 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for Chengdu Airport (China)
METAR issued by ZUUU on Monday 17th of January 2022 at 12:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 9 days and 228 hours and -12934 minutes ago.
Visibility is 8 km = 5 mile.
Temperature is 12 °C = 54 °F and dew point is 5 °C = 41 °F . This correspond to 62% relative humidity.
QNH is 1025 mb = 30.27 inHg
Wind speed is 7 km/h = 4 kt, direction is 180°.
Clouds : scattered clouds at 4000 ft = 1220 m.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for Chengdu airport - ZUUU
ZUUU 170914Z 1712/1812 20003MPS 5000 BR SCT050 TX15/1807Z TN04/1723Z BECMG 1723/1724 2300 BECMG 1801/1802 5000
Decoded TAF for Chengdu Airport (China)
TAF issued by ZUUU on Monday 17th of January 2022 at 09:14 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 9 days and 15 hours and 12 minutes ago. A 24 hour weather forecast that is updated every 6 hours.
from Monday 17th of January 2022 à 12:00 heure TU to Tuesday 18th of January 2022 à 23:00 heure UTC
1712/1812 20003MPS 5000 BR SCT050 TX15/1807Z TN04/1723Z
Wind 6 kt = 11 km/h, direction is 200°
Visibility is 5 km = 3 mile.
mist
scattered clouds at 5000 ft = 1520 m
becoming from Tuesday 18th of January 2022 à 00:00 heure TU to Tuesday 18th of January 2022 à 01:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1723/1724 2300
Visibility is 2 km = 1 mile.
becoming from Tuesday 18th of January 2022 à 02:00 heure TU to Tuesday 18th of January 2022 à 12:00 heure UTC
BECMG 1801/1802 5000
Visibility is 5 km = 3 mile.
close by
nearest airports to Chengdu
- for Guanghan airport (ZUGH) at 34 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Chengdu Tianfu International airport (ZUTF) at 35 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Mianyang airport (ZUMY) at 75 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Suining airport (ZUSN) at 99 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Yibin airport (ZUYB) at 128 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Nanchong Gaoping airport (ZUNC) at 133 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Kangding airport (ZUKD) at 135 mile↑METAR & TAF
- for Luzhou airport (ZULZ) at 147 mile↑METAR & TAF
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)