// 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
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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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
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
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
// 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)
UDSG
VFR
Shirak International Airport · Gyumri
- WIND
- 040° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW049
- DIST
- 36 NM E
- AGE
- 14m ago
LTCT
VFR
Iğdır Airport · Iğdır
- WIND
- 060° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW040
- DIST
- 50 NM SE
- AGE
- 24m ago
UDYZ
VFR
Zvartnots International Airport · Yerevan
- WIND
- 030° / 21 ktG31
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW043
- DIST
- 64 NM E
- AGE
- 14m ago
UGSB
VFR
Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport · Batumi
- WIND
- CALM
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN060
- DIST
- 93 NM NW
- AGE
- 14m ago
LTCE
VFR
Erzurum International Airport · Erzurum
- WIND
- 070° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 96 NM W
- AGE
- 24m ago
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