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// Station · 32m ago

LTCA

Elazığ Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 310° / 6 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 32°C / 6°C
ALTIM 29.85 inHg
ELEV 2,927 FT
38.5980°N / 39.2835°E
LOCATION · Elazığ, TR
N
WIND
310°6 kt
LTCA · 2,927 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
310°/6
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
32 / 6
 
 
 
ALTIM
29.85"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 310°/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 LTCA 111650Z 31006KT CAVOK 32/06 Q1011 NOSIG

LTCA · day 11 at 16:50 UTC · wind from 310° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 32°C / dewpoint 6°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 310° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
310°6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
25 HDG 250° H3 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 9,843'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
07 HDG 070° T3 kt X5 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 3,927 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 +23°C

5,700FT
+2,773 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +700 FT
6,700 5,100 3,500
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,927 FT OAT+32°C ISA DELTA+23°C PRESSURE ALT2,992 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at LTCE (Erzurum International Airport, Erzurum, elev 5,763 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+57%
-40%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+40%
-26%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+23%
-17%

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 · 19,089 FT LTCA ELEV · 2,927 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL19,089 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+3)

02:08ZSUNRISE
09:29ZSOLAR NOON
16:50ZSUNSET
17:21ZCIVIL END
CURRENT17:22Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:21Z (past) DAY LENGTH14h 41m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE23:39Z MOONSET14:20Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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