// Station · 21m ago
LTFJ
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 050° / 13 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30°C / 8°C
ALTIM 30.03 inHg
ELEV 312 FT
40.8986°N / 29.3092°E
LOCATION · Pendik, Istanbul, TR
WIND
050°13 kt
LTFJ · 312 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/13
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
30 / 8
ALTIM
30.03"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 050°/13 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR LTFJ 111250Z 05013KT 010V070 CAVOK 30/08 Q1017 NOSIG RMK RWY24R 02013KT RWY06R 02013KT 340V050 RWY24L 02013KT
LTFJ · day 11 at 12:50 UTC · wind from 050° at 13 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 050° @ 13 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
WIND
050°13 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
06L★
HDG 060°
H13 kt
X2 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 9,843'
06R
HDG 060°
H13 kt
X2 kt LEFT
11,614'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
24R
HDG 240°
T13 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
—
24L
HDG 240°
T13 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,312 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 +15°C
2,000FT
+1,688 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV312 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+15°C
PRESSURE ALT200 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at LTAW
(Tokat Airport, Tokat, elev 1,859 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+20%
-14%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+14%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%
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 · clear · no layers reported
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+2)
02:41ZSUNRISE
10:09ZSOLAR NOON
17:36ZSUNSET
18:09ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:11Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 25m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS18:09Z (4h 58m)
DAY LENGTH14h 55m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE00:03Z
MOONSET14:58Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius
LTBA
VFR
İstanbul Atatürk Airport · Istanbul(Bakırköy)
- WIND
- VRB / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 22 NM W
- AGE
- 21m ago
LTFM
VFR
İstanbul Airport · Istanbul
- WIND
- 070° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW040
- DIST
- 35 NM NW
- AGE
- 21m ago
LTBQ
VFR
Cengiz Topel Airport · Kartepe
- WIND
- 010° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 37 NM E
- AGE
- 21m ago
LTBR
VFR
Bursa Yenişehir Airport · Yenişehir
- WIND
- 340° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW040
- DIST
- 40 NM S
- AGE
- 21m ago
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