// Station · 11m ago
LRTC
Tulcea Danube Delta Airport
CAT MVFR
WIND 240° / 4 kt
VIS 5.0 SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 24°C / 10°C
ALTIM 29.97 inHg
ELEV 200 FT
45.0625°N / 28.7143°E
LOCATION · Mihail Kogălniceanu, RO
WIND
240°4 kt
LRTC · 200 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 18Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
240°/4
VIS
5.0 SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
24 / 10
ALTIM
29.97"
// Interpretation
MVFR — visibility 5.0 SM. Light winds at 240°/4 kt, visibility 5.0 SM, no reported cloud layers. 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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METAR LRTC 111800Z AUTO 24004KT 8000 NCD 24/10 Q1015
LRTC · day 11 at 18:00 UTC · wind from 240° at 4 kt · visibility 5.0 SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 240° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
240°4 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
16
HDG 160°
—CALM
——
6,517'
34
HDG 340°
—CALM
——
6,517'
Pattern altitude: 1,200 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 +9°C
1,300FT
+1,100 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV200 FT
OAT+24°C
ISA DELTA+9°C
PRESSURE ALT147 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at LRSV
(Suceava Ștefan cel Mare International Airport, Suceava, elev 1,375 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+13%
-9%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+9%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-4%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+2)
02:29ZSUNRISE
10:11ZSOLAR NOON
17:53ZSUNSET
18:29ZCIVIL END
CURRENT18:11Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS18:29Z (18m)
DAY LENGTH15h 23m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10%
MOONRISE00:01Z
MOONSET15:25Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 60 NM radius
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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