// Station · 24m ago

LTAC

Esenboğa International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 330° / 6 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 29°C / 6°C

ALTIM 30.03 inHg

ELEV 3,125 FT

40.1281°N / 32.9951°E

LOCATION · Ankara, TR

WIND

330°6 kt

LTAC · 3,125 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

330°/6

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

29 / 6

ALTIM

30.03"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 330°/6 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR LTAC 111350Z 33006KT 270V010 CAVOK 29/06 Q1017 NOSIG RMK RWY21C 32007KT 260V040 RWY03L 32006KT 210V360 RWY21R 30006KT 250V340 RWY03R 21009KT 170V250 RWY21L VRB04KT

LTAC · day 11 at 13:50 UTC · wind from 330° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 330° @ 6 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

330°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

03L★ HDG 030° H3 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 12,303'

03R HDG 030° H3 kt X5 kt LEFT 12,303'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

21R HDG 210° T3 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

21L HDG 210° T3 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

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 +20°C

5,400FT

+2,275 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV3,125 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+20°C PRESSURE ALT3,013 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at LTAR (Sivas Nuri Demirağ Airport, Sivas, elev 5,239 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+54%

-38%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+38%

-24%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+22%

-16%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL17,771 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+2)

02:29ZSUNRISE

09:54ZSOLAR NOON

17:19ZSUNSET

17:52ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:14Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 05m VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:52Z (3h 37m) DAY LENGTH14h 50m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE23:53Z MOONSET14:43Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

LTAD

VFR

Etimesgut Air Base · Ankara

WIND: 290° / 9 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW040
DIST: 18 NM SW
AGE: 24m ago

LTAS

VFR

Zonguldak Çaycuma Airport · Zonguldak

WIND: 010° / 9 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW035
DIST: 92 NM NW
AGE: 24m ago

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