Europe Aviation Weather Report for Istanbul Airport (LTFM/IST)
Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for Istanbul Airport at 18:50 UTC on the 12th
Runways Available 16L, 16R, 17L, 17R, 18, 34L, 34R, 35L, 35R, 36
Below are the latest METAR & TAF reports for Istanbul Airport, as well as details for the nearest alternates.
The warning and threat levels in the METAR and TAF reports are currently being displayed for an airliner operating as a multi crew, CAT2/3 capable IFR flight, if you wish to change these thresholds to be more suitable for general aviation aircraft operating single crew VFR then use this drop down to select general aviation
METAR data is updated on the hour and half hour, TAF data is updated every few hours inline with its publication schedule.
Weather Decoded for Istanbul Airport at 18:50 UTC on the 12th
The follow is the current weather decoded from the most recently published METAR.
Almanac for daylight hours at Istanbul Airport, all times in UTC.
| Dawn Twilight | 02:41 |
| Sunrise | 03:09 |
| Sunset | 17:10 |
| Evening Twilight | 17:38 |
Wind
Direction: North Easterly
Magnetic: 050°
Speed: 15kts (23mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: Greater than 10km
Clouds
Scattered (3 - 4 octas coverage) at 1300ft
Weather Phenomena
No precipitation detected
No significant change to the conditions expected
Temperature
Temperature: 26°
Dewpoint: 22°
Pressure
QNH: 1018
RAW METAR and TAF data for Istanbul Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR LTFM 121850Z 05015KT 9999 SCT013 26/22 Q1018 NOSIG
METAR LTFM 121820Z 04016KT 9999 SCT014 26/22 Q1017 NOSIG
METAR LTFM 121750Z 04015KT 9999 SCT014 26/22 Q1017 NOSIG
METAR LTFM 121720Z 04014KT 9999 SCT014 26/21 Q1017 NOSIG
| Runway 36 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 10 kts | 11 kts |
Wind favours runway 36 with a crosswind of 11 kts and a headwind of 10 kts
LTFM 121640Z 1218/1324 04013KT 9999 SCT014
PROB40 1223/1302 BKN008
BECMG 1302/1305 05018G28KT BKN014
BECMG 1305/1308 05024G38KT BKN018
BECMG 1310/1313 SCT028
BECMG 1318/1321 04019KT
BECMG 1322/1324 BKN025
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Both the latest METAR and TAF are decoded into plain text with hour by hour synopsis in the expanded decoded weather tab.
The nearest 4 alternate airport's weather is also avaiable via the Alternates tab.
The following is the forecast presented in hour segments from the most recently published TAF above.
Notes for using the following -
1) BECMG (becoming) assumes the change will occur at the end of the period listed, e.g. BECMG xx10/xx12, the new conditions will be present from 12 noon.
2) PROB30 are listed as Low Probability Temporary Conditions with PROB40 being listed as High Probability Temporary Conditions.
3) TEMPO are listed as Temporary Conditions, these conditions will be present for 50% of the time period.
4) All times are in UTC (zulu).
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* Although every effort has been made to confirm the accuracy of these decode, the raw metar and TAF from above must be used for flight planning purposes.
** These decode are designed for civilian airports only, military decodes will most likely contain omissions or errors.
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Below are the nearest 4 airports (potentially including general aviation or airports with runways shorter than 1600M, as well as military airports) from our database that may also be useful for your planning purposes, sorted in distance from Istanbul Airport.
Atatürk Airport (LTBA/ISL)
Runways Available 05, 23
Distance 21 Nautical Miles
Atatürk Airport is a general aviation airport, or the longest runway is less than 1600M
Clich here to see the full details for Atatürk Airport
| Runway 05 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 14 kts | 2 kts |
Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (LTFJ/SAW)
Runways Available 06, 24
Distance 39 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
| Runway 06 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 11 kts | 2 kts |
Burgas Airport (LBBG/BOJ)
Runways Available 04, 22
Distance 110 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for Burgas Airport
| Runway 04 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 12 kts | 4 kts |
Varna Airport (LBWN/VAR)
Runways Available 09, 27
Distance 143 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for Varna Airport
| Runway 09 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 8 kts | 0 kts |
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