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ORKK

Kirkuk International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 240° / 8 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 9,000 ft

T/Td 21°C / 13°C

ALTIM 30.09 inHg

ELEV 1,061 FT

35.4695°N / 44.3489°E

LOCATION · Kirkuk, IQ

WIND

240°8 kt

ORKK · 1,061 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 02Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

240°/8

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN090

LAYERS

SCT035 BKN090

T / Td

21 / 13

ALTIM

30.09"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 9,000 ft. Moderate winds at 240°/8 kt, visibility 6+ SM, scattered at 3,500 ft, and broken at 9,000 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 ORKK 130200Z 24008KT 9999 SCT035 BKN090 21/13 Q1019

ORKK · day 13 at 02:00 UTC · wind from 240° at 8 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 3,500 ft · broken layer at 9,000 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.09" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 240° @ 8 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

240°8 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

31★ HDG 310° H3 kt X8 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 9,809'

32 HDG 320° H1 kt X8 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

14 HDG 140° T1 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

13 HDG 130° T3 kt X8 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 2,061 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 +8°C

1,800FT

+739 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV1,061 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+8°C PRESSURE ALT890 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at ORER (Erbil International Airport, Arbil, elev 1,341 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+18%

-13%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+13%

-8%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+7%

-5%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN090

Broken · base 9,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

SCT035

Scattered · base 3,500 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

// Computed

CEILING9,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER9,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL11,667 ft VFR MARGIN+6,000 ft

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

03:07ZSUNRISE

08:50ZSOLAR NOON

14:32ZSUNSET

14:57ZCIVIL END

CURRENT01:53Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING12h 38m VFR NIGHT BEGINS14:57Z (13h 04m) DAY LENGTH11h 24m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE04:30Z MOONSET15:54Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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