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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
1,400 750 100
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 9,669 FT SCT023 UATE ELEV · 73 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT023
Scattered · base 2,300 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER2,300 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL9,669 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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)

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