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// Station · 20m ago

LTBF

Balıkesir Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 360° / 13 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31°C / 9°C
ALTIM 29.97 inHg
ELEV 340 FT
39.6193°N / 27.9260°E
LOCATION · Balıkesir, TR
N
WIND
360°13 kt
LTBF · 340 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
360°/13
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
31 / 9
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.97"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 360°/13 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 LTBF 111450Z 36013KT CAVOK 31/09 Q1015 NOSIG

LTBF · day 11 at 14:50 UTC · wind from 360° at 13 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 29.97" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 360° @ 13 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
360°13 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
36 HDG 360° H13 kt X0 kt PRIMARY · 9,810'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
18 HDG 180° T13 kt X0 kt
Pattern altitude: 1,340 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 +17°C

2,300FT
+1,960 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
2,800 1,200 -400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV340 FT OAT+31°C ISA DELTA+17°C PRESSURE ALT287 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at LTBI (Eskişehir Air Base, Eskişehir, elev 2,581 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+23%
-16%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+16%
-10%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+9%
-7%

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 · 15,997 FT LTBF ELEV · 340 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,997 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

02:51ZSUNRISE
10:14ZSOLAR NOON
17:38ZSUNSET
18:10ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:10Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 27m VFR NIGHT BEGINS18:10Z (2h 59m) DAY LENGTH14h 47m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE00:17Z MOONSET15:04Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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