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LTCF

Kars Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 320° / 10 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 18°C / 1°C
ALTIM 30.18 inHg
ELEV 5,889 FT
40.5622°N / 43.1150°E
LOCATION · Kars, TR
N
WIND
320°10 kt
LTCF · 5,889 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 10Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
320°/10
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT040
 
 
 
T / Td
18 / 1
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.18"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 320°/10 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 271050Z 32010KT 9999 SCT040 18/01 Q1022 NOSIG

LTCF · day 27 at 10:50 UTC · wind from 320° at 10 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 4,000 ft · temp 18°C / dewpoint 1°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 320° @ 10 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
320°10 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
24 HDG 240° H2 kt X10 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 11,483'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
06 HDG 060° T2 kt X10 kt LEFT
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 +14°C

7,300FT
+1,411 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +300 FT
7,600 6,400 5,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV5,889 FT OAT+18°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT5,629 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 7,300 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,411 ft above LTCF's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+73%
-51%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+51%
-33%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+29%
-22%

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 · 14,980 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 LEVEL14,980 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

01:43ZSUNRISE
09:06ZSOLAR NOON
16:28ZSUNSET
17:00ZCIVIL END
CURRENT11:51Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 37m VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:00Z (5h 09m) DAY LENGTH14h 45m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE10:28Z MOONSET01:13Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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