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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
8,700 7,500 6,300
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 18,515 FT FEW040 LTCF ELEV · 5,889 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW040
Few · base 4,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER4,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL18,515 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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)

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