// Station · 30m ago

UAAH

Balkhash Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 210° / 14 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 24°C / 10°C

ALTIM 29.77 inHg

ELEV 1,446 FT

46.8942°N / 75.0045°E

LOCATION · Balkhash, KZ

WIND

210°14 kt

UAAH · 1,446 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

210°/14

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

24 / 10

ALTIM

29.77"

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 210°/14 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 271230Z 21007MPS CAVOK 24/10 Q1008 NOSIG RMK QFE717/0957

UAAH · day 27 at 12:30 UTC · wind from 210° at 14 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 29.77" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 210° @ 14 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

210°14 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

23★ HDG 230° H13 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,208'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

05 HDG 050° T13 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

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 +12°C

3,100FT

+1,654 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -300 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,446 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT1,600 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 3,100 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,654 ft above UAAH's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+31%

-22%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+22%

-14%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+12%

-9%

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 LEVEL13,567 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

23:14ZSUNRISE

06:58ZSOLAR NOON

14:42ZSUNSET

15:20ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:00Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 42m VFR NIGHT BEGINS15:20Z (2h 19m) DAY LENGTH15h 27m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE08:01Z MOONSET23:29Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 2 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

UAAT

VFR

Taldykorgan Airport · Taldykorgan

WIND: 290° / 6 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN100
DIST: 179 NM SE
AGE: 1h 0m ago

UAKK

VFR

Sary-Arka Airport · Karaganda

WIND: 180° / 21 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: FEW050
DIST: 180 NM N
AGE: 30m ago

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