// Station · 28m ago
LTAC
Esenboğa International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 3 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 22°C / 10°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 3,125 FT
40.1281°N / 32.9951°E
LOCATION · Ankara, TR
WIND
VRB3 kt
LTAC · 3,125 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/3
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
SCT040
T / Td
22 / 10
ALTIM
30.12"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at variable/3 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 4,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR LTAC 270920Z VRB03KT 9999 SCT040 22/10 Q1020 NOSIG RMK RWY21C VRB02KT RWY03L VRB03KT RWY21R 23003KT 160V330 RWY03R VRB03KT RWY21L 04004KT 340V100
LTAC · day 27 at 09:20 UTC · wind variable at 3 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 4,000 ft · temp 22°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind VRB @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
VRB3 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
4 ends
03L
HDG 030°
—CALM
——
12,303'
21R
HDG 210°
—CALM
——
12,303'
03R
HDG 030°
—CALM
——
12,303'
21L
HDG 210°
—CALM
——
12,303'
Pattern altitude: 4,125 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 +13°C
4,500FT
+1,375 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +500 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV3,125 FT
OAT+22°C
ISA DELTA+13°C
PRESSURE ALT2,924 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at LTCK
(Muş Airport, Muş, elev 4,157 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+45%
-32%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+32%
-20%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+18%
-14%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+2)
02:25ZSUNRISE
09:46ZSOLAR NOON
17:08ZSUNSET
17:39ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:48Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 19m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:39Z (7h 51m)
DAY LENGTH14h 43m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82%
MOONRISE11:05Z
MOONSET01:48Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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