// 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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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
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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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
// 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.
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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