LTFM — İstanbul Airport METAR & TAF
IATA IST · Istanbul · TR
Current report
METAR LTFM 300320Z 05022KT 9999 BKN025 BKN090 19/12 Q1022 RESHRA NOSIG
The latest observation at İstanbul Airport was issued at 30 Sep 03:20Z. Wind is from northeast (050°) at 22 knots. Visibility is 10 kilometres or better. The sky shows broken cloud at 2,500 ft, broken cloud at 9,000 ft. Temperature is 19 °C with a dew point of 12 °C. The altimeter setting is 1022 hPa (30.18 inHg). These conditions classify the field as MVFR. Marginal visual conditions — legal for VFR but tightening.
Forecast (TAF)
TAF LTFM 292240Z 3000/0106 04020KT 9999 SCT032 BKN090 TEMPO 3000/3004 -SHRA BKN022 BKN080 BECMG 3004/3007 04025G35KT BECMG 3017/3020 05018KT -SHRA BKN027 BKN100
| Valid | Change | Category | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sep 00:00Z – 30 Sep 04:00Z | FROM | VFR | 040° 20 kt, 10 km + visibility, scattered cloud 3,200 ft, broken cloud 9,000 ft |
| 30 Sep 00:00Z – 30 Sep 04:00Z | TEMPO | MVFR | 0 km visibility, -SHRA, broken cloud 2,200 ft, broken cloud 8,000 ft |
| 30 Sep 04:00Z – 30 Sep 17:00Z | BECMG | VFR | 040° 25 kt G35, 10 km + visibility, scattered cloud 3,200 ft, broken cloud 9,000 ft |
| 30 Sep 17:00Z – 01 Oct 06:00Z | BECMG | MVFR | 050° 18 kt, 10 km + visibility, -SHRA, broken cloud 2,700 ft, broken cloud 10,000 ft |
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Weather trends & statistics
Every archived observation for LTFM, aggregated. 1,076 reports stored so far.
Raw reports — last 24 hours
Every METAR and TAF issued by LTFM in the past 24 hours, exactly as transmitted.
METAR LTFM 300320Z 05022KT 9999 BKN025 BKN090 19/12 Q1022 RESHRA NOSIGMETAR LTFM 300250Z 05023KT 9999 -SHRA BKN025 BKN080 19/13 Q1022 NOSIGMETAR LTFM 300220Z COR 05021KT 9999 -SHRA BKN025 BKN080 19/13 Q1022 NOSIGMETAR LTFM 300150Z 04022KT 9999 SCT032 BKN100 19/13 Q1022 NOSIGMETAR LTFM 300120Z 05022KT 9999 SCT032 BKN100 19/12 Q1022 NOSIGMETAR LTFM 300050Z 04023KT 9999 SCT032 BKN100 19/11 Q1022 NOSIGMETAR LTFM 300020Z 04020KT 9999 SCT032 BKN090 19/12 Q1022 NOSIGMETAR LTFM 292350Z 04021KT 9999 SCT032 BKN090 19/13 Q1022 NOSIGMETAR LTFM 292320Z 05019KT 9999 SCT032 BKN090 19/14 Q1022 NOSIGMETAR LTFM 292250Z 05019KT 9999 SCT032 BKN090 19/14 Q1022 NOSIGMETAR LTFM 292220Z 04020KT 9999 BKN025 BKN080 19/14 Q1022 NOSIGMETAR LTFM 292150Z 04020KT 9999 BKN025 BKN080 19/14 Q1022 NOSIGMETAR LTFM 292120Z 03019KT 9999 BKN025 BKN080 19/14 Q1022 NOSIGMETAR LTFM 292050Z 03019KT 9999 BKN025 BKN080 19/13 Q1023 NOSIGMETAR LTFM 292020Z 03020KT 9999 BKN025 BKN080 19/13 Q1023 RESHRA NOSIGMETAR LTFM 291950Z COR 03019KT 9999 -SHRA BKN025 BKN080 19/13 Q1023 NOSIGMETAR LTFM 291920Z 02020KT 9999 BKN025 BKN080 18/14 Q1023 NOSIGMETAR LTFM 291850Z 03019KT 9999 SCT025 BKN080 18/13 Q1023 NOSIGMETAR LTFM 291820Z 03019KT 9999 SCT026 BKN080 19/13 Q1023 NOSIGMETAR LTFM 291750Z 03020KT 9999 SCT026 BKN080 18/13 Q1023 NOSIGMETAR LTFM 291720Z 03022KT 9999 BKN025 BKN080 19/13 Q1022 NOSIGMETAR LTFM 291650Z 02021KT 9999 BKN025 BKN080 19/14 Q1022 NOSIGMETAR LTFM 291620Z 02023KT 9999 BKN025 BKN080 19/14 Q1022 RESHRA NOSIGMETAR LTFM 291550Z 02021KT 9999 -SHRA BKN025 BKN080 18/13 Q1022 NOSIGMETAR LTFM 291520Z 02021KT 9999 -SHRA BKN025 BKN080 18/13 Q1022 NOSIGMETAR LTFM 291450Z 02020KT 9999 -SHRA BKN025 BKN080 19/13 Q1022 NOSIGMETAR LTFM 291420Z 02016KT 9999 -SHRA FEW016 BKN025 BKN080 18/13 Q1022 NOSIGMETAR LTFM 291350Z 03020KT 9999 -SHRA FEW016 BKN025 BKN080 18/13 Q1022 NOSIGMETAR LTFM 291320Z COR 02018KT 9999 -SHRA FEW016 BKN025 BKN080 18/13 Q1022 NOSIGMETAR LTFM 291250Z 02016KT 9999 -SHRA FEW016 BKN025 BKN080 17/13 Q1022 NOSIGMETAR LTFM 291220Z 03022KT 9999 -SHRA FEW016 BKN022 BKN080 18/13 Q1021 NOSIGMETAR LTFM 291150Z 03020KT 9999 -SHRA SCT016 BKN022 BKN080 19/14 Q1021 NOSIGMETAR LTFM 291120Z 36021KT 9999 -SHRA SCT011 BKN022 BKN080 18/17 Q1021 NOSIGMETAR LTFM 291050Z 36024KT 9999 -SHRA SCT011 FEW018TCU BKN022 18/17 Q1021 NOSIGMETAR LTFM 291020Z 36027KT 9999 1100E R35R/P1500N R17L/P1500N R34L/P1500N R36/1100U -SHRA SCT011 FEW018TCU BKN022 18/17 Q1021 NOSIGMETAR LTFM 290950Z 36027KT 9999 -SHRA SCT011 BKN022 BKN070 18/17 Q1020 RESHRA NOSIGMETAR LTFM 290920Z 36028KT 9999 -SHRA SCT011 BKN022 BKN070 18/16 Q1020 NOSIGMETAR LTFM 290850Z 36026KT 9999 -SHRA SCT013 BKN022 BKN070 18/16 Q1020 NOSIGMETAR LTFM 290820Z 36025KT 9999 -SHRA SCT013 BKN022 BKN070 18/16 Q1020 NOSIGMETAR LTFM 290750Z 36027KT 9999 SCT016 BKN022 BKN070 19/16 Q1020 RESHRA NOSIGMETAR LTFM 290720Z 36025KT 9999 -SHRA SCT015 BKN022 BKN070 19/16 Q1020 NOSIGMETAR LTFM 290650Z COR 36023KT 9999 -SHRA SCT015 BKN022 BKN070 19/16 Q1019 NOSIGMETAR LTFM 290620Z 36024KT 9999 -SHRA SCT018 BKN022 BKN070 19/16 Q1019 NOSIGMETAR LTFM 290550Z 36024KT 6000 1100E R35R/1200D R17L/P1500N R34L/P1500N R36/1000N -SHRA SCT018 BKN022 BKN070 18/16 Q1019 NOSIGMETAR LTFM 290520Z 01024KT 6000 1300N R35R/P1500N R17L/P1500N R34L/P1500N R36/1300N -SHRA SCT018 BKN022 BKN070 18/15 Q1018 NOSIGMETAR LTFM 290450Z 36024KT 8000 -SHRA SCT018 BKN022 BKN070 18/15 Q1018 NOSIGMETAR LTFM 290420Z 01023KT 8000 -SHRA SCT018 BKN022 BKN070 18/15 Q1018 NOSIGTAF LTFM 292240Z 3000/0106 04020KT 9999 SCT032 BKN090 TEMPO 3000/3004 -SHRA BKN022 BKN080 BECMG 3004/3007 04025G35KT BECMG 3017/3020 05018KT -SHRA BKN027 BKN100TAF LTFM 291640Z 2918/3024 02017G27KT 9999 SCT032 BKN090 BECMG 2918/2921 BKN025 BKN090 TEMPO 2918/2922-SHRA FEW018CB BKN022 PROB40 TEMPO 2922/3001 4000 SHRA FEW017CB BKN022 BECMG 2923/3002 05020KT SCT033 BKN100 BECMG 3004/3007 04025G37KT BKN027 BKN180 BECMG 3010/3013 SCT035 BKN100 BECMG 3016/3019 05020KT -SHRA BKN027 BKN100TAF LTFM 291040Z 2912/3018 35025G35KT 9999 -SHRA SCT016 BKN022 BKN080 TEMPO 2912/2915 4000 SHRA SCT012 FEW018CB BKN022 BECMG 2915/2918 02020KT TEMPO 2917/2921 4500 SHRA SCT012 FEW017CB BKN022 PROB30 TEMPO 2921/2924 4000 SHRA SCT012 FEW017TCU BKN022 BECMG 3000/3003 SCT032 BKN100 BECMG 3005/3008 04025G35KT BKN027 BKN180 BECMG 3010/3013 SCT035 BKN180 BECMG 3015/3018 05020KT BKN025 BKN100TAF LTFM 290440Z 2906/3012 35025G35KT 9999 -SHRA BKN022 BKN080 TEMPO 2906/2910 4000 SHRA FEW018TCU BKN022 PROB40 TEMPO 2910/2914 4000 SHRA FEW018CB BKN022 BECMG 2915/2918 02020KT BECMG 2923/3002 SCT035 BKN090Nearest reporting airports
- LTBA İstanbul Atatürk Airport 33 km MVFR
- LTFJ Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport 64 km MVFR
- LTBU Tekirdağ Çorlu Airport 70 km VFR
- LTBQ Cengiz Topel Airport 128 km MVFR
- LTBR Bursa Yenişehir Airport 133 km MVFR
- LBBG Burgas Airport 176 km VFR
About LTFM weather reports
İstanbul Airport issues a routine METAR observation about every half hour, plus a SPECI whenever conditions change sharply. The TAF above forecasts the next 24 to 30 hours within roughly five nautical miles of the field. Both are decoded on this page: the raw code stays visible for anyone who wants it, and everything below it is the same information in plain language, colour and diagram form.
Use the runway diagram to see how the current wind splits into headwind and crosswind on each runway end, the meteogram to plan the next week, and the trend charts to understand what this airport is normally like — how often it goes IFR, which direction the wind usually comes from, and when in the day it tends to turn.