// Station · 3h 34m ago · STALE

UAAH

Balkhash Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 070° / 19 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 35°C / 7°C

ALTIM 29.71 inHg

ELEV 1,446 FT

46.8942°N / 75.0045°E

LOCATION · Balkhash, KZ

WIND

070°19 kt

UAAH · 1,446 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 13Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

070°/19

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

35 / 7

ALTIM

29.71"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 070°/19 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 UAAH 111330Z 07010MPS CAVOK 35/07 Q1006 NOSIG RMK QFE718/0957

UAAH · day 11 at 13:30 UTC · wind from 070° at 19 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 35°C / dewpoint 7°C · altimeter 29.71" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 070° @ 19 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

070°19 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

05★ HDG 050° H18 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,208'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

23 HDG 230° T18 kt X6 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 2,446 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 +23°C

4,500FT

+3,054 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +1,600 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,446 FT OAT+35°C ISA DELTA+23°C PRESSURE ALT1,659 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 4,500 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +3,054 ft above UAAH's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+45%

-32%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+32%

-20%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+18%

-14%

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 LEVEL19,123 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+5)

23:17ZSUNRISE

07:06ZSOLAR NOON

14:55ZSUNSET

15:34ZCIVIL END

CURRENT17:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:34Z (past) DAY LENGTH15h 38m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE20:47Z MOONSET12:25Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

UAKK

VFR

Sary-Arka Airport · Karaganda

WIND: 050° / 8 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 180 NM N
AGE: 34m ago

// Area map · 180 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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