// Station · 17m ago
EGAC
George Best Belfast City Airport
CAT MVFR
WIND 050° / 12 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING OVC at 1,900 ft
T/Td 20°C / 16°C
ALTIM 30.27 inHg
ELEV 15 FT
54.6181°N / 5.8725°W
LOCATION · Belfast, GB
WIND
050°12 kt
EGAC · 15 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/12
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
OVC019
LAYERS
OVC019
T / Td
20 / 16
ALTIM
30.27"
// Interpretation
MVFR — ceiling 1,900 ft. Moderate winds at 050°/12 kt, visibility 6+ SM, overcast at 1,900 ft. 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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METAR EGAC 111250Z AUTO 05012KT 9999 OVC019 20/16 Q1025
EGAC · day 11 at 12:50 UTC · wind from 050° at 12 kt · visibility 6+ SM · overcast at 1,900 ft · temp 20°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.27" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 050° @ 12 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
050°12 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
04★
HDG 040°
H12 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 6,001'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
22
HDG 220°
T12 kt
X2 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,015 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 +4°C
200FT
+185 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -600 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV15 FT
OAT+20°C
ISA DELTA+4°C
PRESSURE ALT-333 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at EGAB
(Enniskillen/St Angelo Airport, Enniskillen, Fermanagh and Omagh, elev 155 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+2%
-1%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+1%
-1%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+1%
-1%
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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+0)
04:02ZSUNRISE
12:30ZSOLAR NOON
20:57ZSUNSET
21:50ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:07Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 49m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:50Z (8h 42m)
DAY LENGTH16h 54m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE01:24Z
MOONSET18:19Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
EGAA
MVFR
→
VFR
06Z
Belfast International Airport · Belfast
- WIND
- 340° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC016
- DIST
- 12 NM W
- AGE
- 17m ago
EGAE
MVFR
City of Derry Airport · Derry, Derry and Strabane
- WIND
- 340° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC011
- DIST
- 51 NM NW
- AGE
- 17m ago
EGNS
VFR
Isle of Man Airport · Castletown
- WIND
- 080° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW005
- DIST
- 54 NM SE
- AGE
- 17m ago
EGPI
MVFR
Islay Airport · Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute
- WIND
- 030° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC021
- DIST
- 65 NM N
- AGE
- 17m ago
EGPK
VFR
Glasgow Prestwick Airport · Prestwick, South Ayrshire
- WIND
- 020° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW024
- DIST
- 69 NM NE
- AGE
- 17m ago
// Area map · 80 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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