// Station · 1h 3m ago · STALE
LTCA
Elazığ Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 3 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 24°C / 8°C
ALTIM 30.09 inHg
ELEV 2,927 FT
38.5980°N / 39.2835°E
LOCATION · Elazığ, TR
WIND
VRB3 kt
LTCA · 2,927 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/3
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW035
T / Td
24 / 8
ALTIM
30.09"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at variable/3 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 3,500 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR LTCA 270950Z VRB03KT 9999 FEW035 24/08 Q1019 NOSIG
LTCA · day 27 at 09:50 UTC · wind variable at 3 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 3,500 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind VRB @ 3 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
WIND
VRB3 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS
2 ends
07
HDG 070°
—CALM
——
9,843'
25
HDG 250°
—CALM
——
9,843'
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 +14°C
4,500FT
+1,573 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV2,927 FT
OAT+24°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT2,756 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at LTCK
(Muş Airport, Muş, elev 4,157 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+45%
-32%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+32%
-20%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+18%
-14%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+3)
02:04ZSUNRISE
09:21ZSOLAR NOON
16:38ZSUNSET
17:09ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:53Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 44m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:09Z (6h 15m)
DAY LENGTH14h 34m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE10:47Z
MOONSET01:21Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
LTAT
VFR
Malatya Erhaç Airport · Malatya
- WIND
- 360° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW040
- DIST
- 57 NM W
- AGE
- 33m ago
LTCC
VFR
Diyarbakır Airport · Diyarbakır
- WIND
- 290° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 60 NM SE
- AGE
- 33m ago
LTCP
VFR
Adıyaman Airport · Adıyaman
- WIND
- 230° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW035
- DIST
- 65 NM SW
- AGE
- 1h 3m ago
LTCD
VFR
Erzincan Airport · Erzincan
- WIND
- 340° / 1 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW045
- DIST
- 68 NM N
- AGE
- 1h 3m ago
LTCS
VFR
Şanlıurfa GAP Airport · Şanlıurfa
- WIND
- 340° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 72 NM S
- AGE
- 33m ago
// Area map · 80 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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