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// Station · 27m ago

LTBA

İstanbul Atatürk Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 130° / 5 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26°C / 11°C
ALTIM 30.03 inHg
ELEV 163 FT
40.9719°N / 28.8237°E
LOCATION · Istanbul(Bakırköy), TR
N
WIND
130°5 kt
LTBA · 163 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
130°/5
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 11
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.03"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 130°/5 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 LTBA 270920Z 13005KT 080V180 CAVOK 26/11 Q1017 RMK RWY23 13006KT

LTBA · day 27 at 09:20 UTC · wind from 130° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
130°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
05 HDG 050° H1 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,530'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
23 HDG 230° T1 kt X5 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,163 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 +11°C

1,400FT
+1,237 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +800 FT
1,600 800 0
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV163 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT51 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at LTAP (Amasya Merzifon Airport, Amasya, elev 1,758 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+14%
-10%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+10%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,294 FT LTBA ELEV · 163 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,294 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

02:39ZSUNRISE
10:03ZSOLAR NOON
17:27ZSUNSET
17:59ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:47Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 39m VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:59Z (8h 11m) DAY LENGTH14h 48m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE11:19Z MOONSET02:07Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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