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// Station · 33m ago

LTCI

Van Ferit Melen Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 210° / 4 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 27°C / 12°C
ALTIM 30.06 inHg
ELEV 5,480 FT
38.4682°N / 43.3323°E
LOCATION · Van, TR
N
WIND
210°4 kt
LTCI · 5,480 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
210°/4
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW040
 
 
 
T / Td
27 / 12
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.06"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 210°/4 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 LTCI 111350Z 21004KT 170V260 9999 FEW040 27/12 Q1018 NOSIG

LTCI · day 11 at 13:50 UTC · wind from 210° at 4 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 4,000 ft · temp 27°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.06" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 210° @ 4 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
210°4 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 2 ends
03 HDG 030° CALM 9,022'
21 HDG 210° CALM 9,022'
Pattern altitude: 6,480 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 +23°C

8,000FT
+2,520 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
8,300 7,250 6,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV5,480 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+23°C PRESSURE ALT5,338 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 8,000 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +2,520 ft above LTCI's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact DANGEROUS
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+80%
-56%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+56%
-36%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+32%
-24%

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 · 19,116 FT FEW040 LTCI ELEV · 5,480 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 LEVEL19,116 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

01:52ZSUNRISE
09:13ZSOLAR NOON
16:33ZSUNSET
17:04ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:23Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 10m VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:04Z (2h 41m) DAY LENGTH14h 40m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE23:17Z MOONSET13:57Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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