// Station · 18m ago

USCC

Kurchatov Chelyabinsk International Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 160° / 21 kt G35

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 3,000 ft

T/Td 24°C / 8°C

ALTIM 29.44 inHg

WX -TSRA

ELEV 769 FT

55.3031°N / 61.5049°E

LOCATION · Chelyabinsk, RU

WIND

160°21 kt

USCC · 769 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

160°/21G35

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN030

LAYERS

BKN030

T / Td

24 / 8

ALTIM

29.44"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 3,000 ft. Strong winds at 160°/21 kt, gusting 35, visibility 6+ SM, broken at 3,000 ft. Reported weather: -TSRA. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR USCC 270930Z 16011G18MPS 9999 -TSRA BKN030CB 24/08 Q0997 R09/000060 TEMPO 12015G27MPS 2000 TSRAGR RMK QFE728

USCC · day 27 at 09:30 UTC · wind from 160° at 21 kt, gusts to 35 kt · visibility 6+ SM · broken layer at 3,000 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 8°C · altimeter 29.44" Hg · weather: -TSRA

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 160° @ 21 ktG35

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

160°21G35 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

09★ HDG 090° H7 kt X20 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 10,499'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

27 HDG 270° T7 kt X20 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,769 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 +11°C

2,600FT

+1,831 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV769 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT1,248 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at UNKY (Kyzyl Airport, Kyzyl, elev 2,123 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+26%

-18%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+18%

-12%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+10%

-8%

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

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN030

Broken · base 3,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING3,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER3,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL12,890 ft VFR MARGIN+0 ft

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+4)

23:28ZSUNRISE

07:52ZSOLAR NOON

16:16ZSUNSET

17:09ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:48Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 28m VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:09Z (7h 21m) DAY LENGTH16h 48m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE08:08Z MOONSET00:57Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 150 NM (sparse area)

USSS

VFR → MVFR 18Z

Koltsovo Airport · Yekaterinburg

WIND: 140° / 16 ktG25
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: CLR
DIST: 90 NM N
AGE: 11m ago

UAUU

VFR

Kostanay International Airport · Kostanay

WIND: 140° / 21 ktG31
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: SCT040
DIST: 145 NM SE
AGE: 18m ago

USCM

MVFR

Magnitogorsk International Airport · Magnitogorsk

WIND: 230° / 16 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN020
DIST: 150 NM SW
AGE: 18m ago

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