// Station · 17m ago

UATE

Aktau International Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 300° / 10 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 27°C / 22°C

ALTIM 29.85 inHg

ELEV 73 FT

43.8601°N / 51.0909°E

LOCATION · Aktau, KZ

WIND

300°10 kt

UATE · 73 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

300°/10

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

27 / 22

ALTIM

29.85"

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 300°/10 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 UATE 111600Z 30005MPS CAVOK 27/22 Q1011 NOSIG RMK QFE757/1009

UATE · day 11 at 16:00 UTC · wind from 300° at 10 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 22°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 300° @ 10 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID

WIND

300°10 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

30★ HDG 300° H10 kt X0 kt — PRIMARY · 10,013'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

12 HDG 120° T10 kt X0 kt — —

Pattern altitude: 1,073 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

1,600FT

+1,527 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +500 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV73 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT138 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at UAII (Shymkent International Airport, Shymkent, elev 1,385 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+16%

-11%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+11%

-7%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+6%

-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.

// 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 LEVEL13,709 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

01:04ZSUNRISE

08:42ZSOLAR NOON

16:19ZSUNSET

16:54ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:17Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2m VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:54Z (37m) DAY LENGTH15h 15m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE22:32Z MOONSET13:47Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of UATE.

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