// Station · 1h 9m ago · STALE

FTTJ

N'Djamena International Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 270° / 8 kt

VIS 4.3 SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 36°C / 21°C

ALTIM 29.85 inHg

ELEV 968 FT

12.1337°N / 15.0340°E

LOCATION · N'Djamena, TD

WIND

270°8 kt

FTTJ · 968 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

270°/8

VIS

4.3 SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT026

T / Td

36 / 21

ALTIM

29.85"

// Interpretation

MVFR — visibility 4.3 SM. Moderate winds at 270°/8 kt, visibility 4.3 SM, scattered at 2,600 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR FTTJ 111200Z 27008KT 230V330 7000 SCT026 36/21 Q1011 NOSIG

FTTJ · day 11 at 12:00 UTC · wind from 270° at 8 kt · visibility 4.3 SM · scattered layer at 2,600 ft · temp 36°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 270° @ 8 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

270°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

23★ HDG 230° H6 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 9,186'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

05 HDG 050° T6 kt X5 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,968 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 +23°C

3,800FT

+2,832 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV968 FT OAT+36°C ISA DELTA+23°C PRESSURE ALT1,033 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 3,800 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,832 ft above FTTJ's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+38%

-27%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+27%

-17%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+15%

-11%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT026

Scattered · base 2,600 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER2,600 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL19,150 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+1)

04:42ZSUNRISE

11:06ZSOLAR NOON

17:30ZSUNSET

17:53ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 20m VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:53Z (4h 43m) DAY LENGTH12h 47m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE02:04Z MOONSET14:51Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

FKKL

VFR

Salak Airport · Maroua

WIND: CALM
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW025
DIST: 111 NM SW
AGE: 1h 9m ago

DRZF

VFR

Diffa Airport · Diffa

WIND: 280° / 12 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 159 NM NW
AGE: 1h 9m ago

FKKR

VFR

Garoua International Airport · Garoua

WIND: 260° / 9 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: SCT013
DIST: 195 NM SW
AGE: 1h 9m ago

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