// Station · 26m ago

LTAD

Etimesgut Air Base

CAT VFR

WIND 290° / 9 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 30°C / 1°C

ALTIM 30.03 inHg

ELEV 2,653 FT

39.9498°N / 32.6886°E

LOCATION · Ankara, TR

WIND

290°9 kt

LTAD · 2,653 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

290°/9

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

FEW040

T / Td

30 / 1

ALTIM

30.03"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 290°/9 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR LTAD 111350Z 29009KT 260V330 9999 FEW040 30/01 Q1017 NOSIG

LTAD · day 11 at 13:50 UTC · wind from 290° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 4,000 ft · temp 30°C / dewpoint 1°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 290° @ 9 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

290°9 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

29R★ HDG 290° H9 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 9,045'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

11L HDG 110° T9 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 3,653 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

4,900FT

+2,247 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV2,653 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+20°C PRESSURE ALT2,541 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

+49%

-34%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+34%

-22%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+20%

-15%

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)

FEW040

Few · base 4,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER4,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL17,805 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

02:31ZSUNRISE

09:55ZSOLAR NOON

17:20ZSUNSET

17:52ZCIVIL END

CURRENT14:16Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 03m VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:52Z (3h 36m) DAY LENGTH14h 49m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE23:55Z MOONSET14:44Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

LTAC

VFR

Esenboğa International Airport · Ankara

WIND: 330° / 6 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 18 NM NE
AGE: 26m ago

LTAS

VFR

Zonguldak Çaycuma Airport · Zonguldak

WIND: 010° / 9 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW035
DIST: 97 NM N
AGE: 26m ago

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