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PEK Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Beijing Capital International Airport, Beijing, China · ZBAA

Current weather at Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, China (IATA PEK, ICAO ZBAA): the latest observation puts the airport in VFR (visual flight rules) conditions, wind variable at 2 kt. Below are the latest METAR and TAF from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center, decoded into plain English, and the headwind and crosswind on each runway.

Current conditions (METAR)

VFRObserved at 22:00Z on Oct 27, 22 minutes ago
  • Wind: variable in direction at 2 knots.
  • Visibility: 6 miles or more.
  • Weather: no rain, snow, fog or other weather reported.
  • Clouds: none reported; no ceiling.
  • Temperature: -1°C (30°F), dew point -2°C (28°F).
  • Altimeter: 30.30 inHg (1026 hPa).
METAR ZBAA 272200Z VRB01MPS CAVOK M01/M02 Q1026 NOSIG

Runway winds

The wind is variable in direction at 2 knots, so there are no fixed components.

RunwayHeading (true)HeadwindCrosswindLength
01359°––12,467 ft
19179°––12,467 ft
18L179°––12,467 ft
36R359°––12,467 ft
18R179°––10,499 ft
36L359°––10,499 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Oct 27 21:03Z, valid Oct 28 00:00Z to Oct 29 06:00Z

TAF ZBAA 272103Z 2800/2906 18003MPS CAVOK TX15/2806Z TX17/2906Z TN02/2821Z
  1. Oct 28 00:00Z to Oct 29 06:00Z
    Wind 180° at 6 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; no significant clouds.

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Times are UTC (Z). Weather and runway data come from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov) and are refreshed here every few minutes; the plain-English summaries are generated by cwsi.net and may simplify, so the raw METAR and TAF are authoritative. Runway headings are true, worked out from NOAA's runway alignment. cwsi.net is not affiliated with NOAA or the FAA: get an official weather briefing before flight.