// Station · 16m ago
LTCF
Kars Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 060° / 11 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 25°C / 17°C
ALTIM 30.15 inHg
ELEV 5,889 FT
40.5622°N / 43.1150°E
LOCATION · Kars, TR
WIND
060°11 kt
LTCF · 5,889 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
060°/11
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW040
T / Td
25 / 17
ALTIM
30.15"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 060°/11 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few 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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METAR LTCF 111250Z 06011KT 9999 FEW040 25/17 Q1021 NOSIG
LTCF · day 11 at 12:50 UTC · wind from 060° at 11 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 4,000 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 060° @ 11 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
060°11 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
06★
HDG 060°
H11 kt
X0 kt —
PRIMARY · 11,483'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
24
HDG 240°
T11 kt
X0 kt —
—
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 +21°C
8,200FT
+2,311 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV5,889 FT
OAT+25°C
ISA DELTA+21°C
PRESSURE ALT5,659 FT
// Performance equivalent
Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 8,200 ft high
on a standard ISA day — that's +2,311 ft above
LTCF's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact
DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+82%
-57%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+57%
-37%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+33%
-25%
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)
01:47ZSUNRISE
09:14ZSOLAR NOON
16:40ZSUNSET
17:13ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:06Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 34m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:13Z (4h 06m)
DAY LENGTH14h 53m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE23:09Z
MOONSET14:02Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
UDSG
VFR
Shirak International Airport · Gyumri
- WIND
- 070° / 15 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW049
- DIST
- 36 NM E
- AGE
- 6m ago
LTCT
VFR
Iğdır Airport · Iğdır
- WIND
- 070° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN180
- DIST
- 50 NM SE
- AGE
- 16m ago
LTCO
VFR
Ağrı Airport · Ağrı
- WIND
- 030° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT040
- DIST
- 55 NM S
- AGE
- 16m ago
UDYZ
VFR
Zvartnots International Airport · Yerevan
- WIND
- 170° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW043
- DIST
- 64 NM E
- AGE
- 6m ago
UGSB
VFR
Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport · Batumi
- WIND
- 260° / 4 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN048
- DIST
- 93 NM NW
- AGE
- 6m ago
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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