// Station · 5m ago

ORKK

Kirkuk International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 320° / 6 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 42°C / 0°C

ALTIM 29.65 inHg

ELEV 1,061 FT

35.4695°N / 44.3489°E

LOCATION · Kirkuk, IQ

WIND

320°6 kt

ORKK · 1,061 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

320°/6

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

42 / 0

ALTIM

29.65"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 320°/6 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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR ORKK 111300Z 32006KT 260V360 CAVOK 42/00 Q1004

ORKK · day 11 at 13:00 UTC · wind from 320° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 42°C / dewpoint 0°C · altimeter 29.65" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 320° @ 6 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

320°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

32★ HDG 320° H6 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 8,535'

31 HDG 310° H6 kt X1 kt RIGHT 9,809'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

13 HDG 130° T6 kt X1 kt LEFT —

14 HDG 140° T6 kt X0 kt — —

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 +30°C

4,900FT

+3,839 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,061 FT OAT+42°C ISA DELTA+30°C PRESSURE ALT1,333 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 4,900 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +3,839 ft above ORKK's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+49%

-34%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+34%

-22%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+20%

-15%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL22,273 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

01:57ZSUNRISE

09:09ZSOLAR NOON

16:21ZSUNSET

16:50ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:05Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 15m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:50Z (3h 44m) DAY LENGTH14h 24m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE23:18Z MOONSET13:42Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 60 NM radius

ORER

VFR

Erbil International Airport · Arbil

WIND: 320° / 8 kt
VIS: 5.6 SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 50 NM NW
AGE: 5m ago

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