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// LTCI · Van Ferit Melen Airport · Van

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LTCI

Van Ferit Melen Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 280° / 5 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 17°C / 7°C
ALTIM 30.21 inHg
ELEV 5,480 FT
38.4682°N / 43.3323°E
LOCATION · Van, TR
N
WIND
280°5 kt
LTCI · 5,480 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
280°/5
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
—
 
 
 
LAYERS
FEW030
 
 
 
T / Td
17 / 7
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.21"
 
 
 

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// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 280°/5 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 3,000 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 270950Z 28005KT 240V310 9999 FEW030 17/07 Q1023 NOSIG

LTCI · day 27 at 09:50 UTC · wind from 280° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 3,000 ft · temp 17°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 30.21" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 280° @ 5 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
280°5 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
21★ HDG 210° H2 kt X5 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 9,022'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
03 HDG 030° T2 kt X5 kt LEFT —
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 +12°C

6,700FT
+1,220 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +200 FT
6,900 6,050 5,200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV5,480 FT OAT+17°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT5,191 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at LTCW (Hakkari Yüksekova Airport, Hakkari, elev 6,400 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+67%
-47%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+47%
-30%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+27%
-20%

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 · 14,066 FT FEW030 LTCI ELEV · 5,480 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
FEW030
Few · base 3,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas
// Computed
CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER3,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~15% (sparse) FREEZING LEVEL14,066 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

01:48ZSUNRISE
09:05ZSOLAR NOON
16:22ZSUNSET
16:52ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:52Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 29m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:52Z (6h 00m) DAY LENGTH14h 33m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE10:31Z MOONSET01:04Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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