// Station · 17m ago

USCM

Magnitogorsk International Airport

CAT MVFR

WIND 230° / 16 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 2,000 ft

T/Td 20°C / 10°C

ALTIM 29.38 inHg

WX -TSRA

ELEV 1,430 FT

53.3920°N / 58.7552°E

LOCATION · Magnitogorsk, RU

WIND

230°16 kt

USCM · 1,430 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 09Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

230°/16

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN020

LAYERS

BKN020

T / Td

20 / 10

ALTIM

29.38"

// Interpretation

MVFR — ceiling 2,000 ft. Brisk winds at 230°/16 kt, visibility 6+ SM, broken at 2,000 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 USCM 270930Z 23008MPS 9999 -TSRA BKN020CB 20/10 Q0995 R18/090060 TEMPO 22018MPS 1200 TSRA VV003 RMK QFE709

USCM · day 27 at 09:30 UTC · wind from 230° at 16 kt · visibility 6+ SM · broken layer at 2,000 ft · temp 20°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 29.38" Hg · weather: -TSRA

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 230° @ 16 kt

1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

230°16 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable

18★ HDG 180° H10 kt X12 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 10,663'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends

36 HDG 360° T10 kt X12 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 2,430 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 +9°C

3,000FT

+1,570 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -800 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV1,430 FT OAT+20°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT1,968 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at UELL (Chulman Airport, Neryungri, elev 2,812 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact SIGNIFICANT

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+30%

-21%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+21%

-14%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+12%

-9%

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)

BKN020

Broken · base 2,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

// Computed

CEILING2,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER2,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~75% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL11,531 ft VFR MARGIN-1,000 ft

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

23:50ZSUNRISE

08:03ZSOLAR NOON

16:16ZSUNSET

17:04ZCIVIL END

CURRENT09:47Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 28m VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:04Z (7h 16m) DAY LENGTH16h 26m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE08:30Z MOONSET00:57Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 200 NM (very sparse)

UWUU

VFR

Ufa International Airport · Ufa

WIND: 170° / 10 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: SCT040
DIST: 123 NM NW
AGE: 17m ago

UWOR

VFR

Orsk Airport · Orsk

WIND: 240° / 8 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN043
DIST: 139 NM S
AGE: 47m ago

USCC

MVFR

Kurchatov Chelyabinsk International Airport · Chelyabinsk

WIND: 160° / 21 ktG35
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN030
DIST: 150 NM NE
AGE: 17m ago

UWOO

MVFR

Orenburg Central Airport · Orenburg

WIND: 240° / 17 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN020
DIST: 154 NM SW
AGE: 17m ago

UAUU

VFR

Kostanay International Airport · Kostanay

WIND: 140° / 21 ktG31
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: SCT040
DIST: 172 NM E
AGE: 17m ago

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