// Station · 29m ago
UATE
Aktau International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 290° / 10 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29°C / 21°C
ALTIM 29.85 inHg
ELEV 73 FT
43.8601°N / 51.0909°E
LOCATION · Aktau, KZ
WIND
290°10 kt
UATE · 73 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
290°/10
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
29 / 21
ALTIM
29.85"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 290°/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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METAR UATE 111430Z 29005MPS CAVOK 29/21 Q1011 NOSIG RMK QFE756/1009
UATE · day 11 at 14:30 UTC · wind from 290° at 10 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 21°C · altimeter 29.85" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 290° @ 10 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
290°10 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
30★
HDG 300°
H10 kt
X2 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 10,013'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
12
HDG 120°
T10 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
—
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 +14°C
1,900FT
+1,827 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV73 FT
OAT+29°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT138 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at UAKK
(Sary-Arka Airport, Karaganda, elev 1,765 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+19%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+3)
01:04ZSUNRISE
08:42ZSOLAR NOON
16:19ZSUNSET
16:54ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:59Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 19m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:54Z (1h 55m)
DAY LENGTH15h 15m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE22:30Z
MOONSET13:45Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)
URML
VFR
Makhachkala Uytash International Airport · Makhachkala
- WIND
- 320° / 14 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 163 NM W
- AGE
- 29m ago
URWA
VFR
→
MVFR
15Z
Astrakhan Narimanovo Boris M. Kustodiev International Airport · Astrakhan
- WIND
- 290° / 21 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 195 NM NW
- AGE
- 29m ago
UATG
VFR
Atyrau International Airport · Atyrau
- WIND
- 210° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 198 NM N
- AGE
- 29m ago
// Area map · 200 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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