// Station · 1h 1m ago · STALE
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
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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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
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
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
// 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
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
UDSG
VFR
Shirak International Airport · Gyumri
- WIND
- 300° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW049
- DIST
- 36 NM E
- AGE
- 21m ago
LTCT
VFR
Iğdır Airport · Iğdır
- WIND
- 150° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW040
- DIST
- 50 NM SE
- AGE
- 1h 1m ago
LTCO
VFR
Ağrı Airport · Ağrı
- WIND
- 210° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT040
- DIST
- 55 NM S
- AGE
- 1h 1m ago
UDYZ
VFR
Zvartnots International Airport · Yerevan
- WIND
- 240° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 64 NM E
- AGE
- 21m ago
UGSB
VFR
Alexander Kartveli Batumi International Airport · Batumi
- WIND
- 310° / 3 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 93 NM NW
- AGE
- 21m ago
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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