// Station · 8m ago

LTCM

Sinop Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 040° / 6 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING Few/scattered only

T/Td 25°C / 17°C

ALTIM 30.09 inHg

ELEV 20 FT

42.0183°N / 35.0718°E

LOCATION · Sinop, TR

WIND

040°6 kt

LTCM · 20 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

040°/6

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

—

LAYERS

SCT030

T / Td

25 / 17

ALTIM

30.09"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 040°/6 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered 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 LTCM 111350Z 04006KT 010V080 9999 SCT030 25/17 Q1019

LTCM · day 11 at 13:50 UTC · wind from 040° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 3,000 ft · temp 25°C / dewpoint 17°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 6 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

040°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

05★ HDG 050° H6 kt X1 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,482'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

23 HDG 230° T6 kt X1 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,020 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 +10°C

1,000FT

+980 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +800 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV20 FT OAT+25°C ISA DELTA+10°C PRESSURE ALT-151 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at LTBR (Bursa Yenişehir Airport, Yenişehir, elev 764 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+10%

-7%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+7%

-5%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+4%

-3%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

SCT030

Scattered · base 3,000 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER3,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL12,646 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+2)

02:15ZSUNRISE

09:46ZSOLAR NOON

17:17ZSUNSET

17:51ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:58Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 18m VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:51Z (3h 52m) DAY LENGTH15h 02m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE23:38Z MOONSET14:40Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of LTCM.

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