// Station · 20m ago
UATE
Aktau International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 280° / 21 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 19°C / 12°C
ALTIM 29.88 inHg
ELEV 73 FT
43.8601°N / 51.0909°E
LOCATION · Aktau, KZ
WIND
280°21 kt
UATE · 73 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 10Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
280°/21
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
SCT023
T / Td
19 / 12
ALTIM
29.88"
// Interpretation
VFR with strong winds at 280°/21 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 2,300 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR UATE 271030Z 28011MPS 9999 SCT023 19/12 Q1012 NOSIG RMK QFE757/1010
UATE · day 27 at 10:30 UTC · wind from 280° at 21 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 2,300 ft · temp 19°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 29.88" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 280° @ 21 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
280°21 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
30★
HDG 300°
H20 kt
X7 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 10,013'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
12
HDG 120°
T20 kt
X7 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 +4°C
600FT
+527 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -600 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV73 FT
OAT+19°C
ISA DELTA+4°C
PRESSURE ALT109 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at UATR
(Shalkar Airport, Shalkar, elev 561 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+6%
-4%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+4%
-3%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+2%
-2%
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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+3)
01:01ZSUNRISE
08:34ZSOLAR NOON
16:07ZSUNSET
16:42ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:50Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 16m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS16:42Z (5h 51m)
DAY LENGTH15h 06m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE09:43Z
MOONSET00:50Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)
URML
VFR
Makhachkala Uytash International Airport · Makhachkala
- WIND
- 330° / 17 ktG27
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT071
- DIST
- 163 NM W
- AGE
- 12m ago
URWA
VFR
→
MVFR
15Z
Astrakhan Narimanovo Boris M. Kustodiev International Airport · Astrakhan
- WIND
- 280° / 21 ktG31
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT049
- DIST
- 195 NM NW
- AGE
- 20m ago
UATG
VFR
→
MVFR
15Z
Atyrau International Airport · Atyrau
- WIND
- 280° / 27 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT033
- DIST
- 198 NM N
- AGE
- 20m ago
// Area map · 200 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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