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// Station · 24m ago

LTCF

Kars Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 050° / 8 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 22°C / 16°C
ALTIM 30.18 inHg
ELEV 5,889 FT
40.5622°N / 43.1150°E
LOCATION · Kars, TR
N
WIND
050°8 kt
LTCF · 5,889 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/8
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT040
 
 
 
T / Td
22 / 16
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.18"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 050°/8 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered 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 LTCF 111550Z 05008KT 9999 SCT040 22/16 Q1022 NOSIG

LTCF · day 11 at 15:50 UTC · wind from 050° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 4,000 ft · temp 22°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 050° @ 8 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
050°8 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
06 HDG 060° H8 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 11,483'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
24 HDG 240° T8 kt X1 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 6,889 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 +18°C

7,800FT
+1,911 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT
8,500 7,400 6,300
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV5,889 FT OAT+22°C ISA DELTA+18°C PRESSURE ALT5,629 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 7,800 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,911 ft above LTCF's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+78%
-55%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+55%
-35%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+31%
-23%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 17,000 FT SCT040 LTCF ELEV · 5,889 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT040
Scattered · base 4,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER4,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL17,000 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

01:47ZSUNRISE
09:14ZSOLAR NOON
16:40ZSUNSET
17:13ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:14Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING26m VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:13Z (59m) DAY LENGTH14h 53m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE23:15Z MOONSET14:08Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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