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// 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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
1,000 250 -500
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 10,116 FT OVC019 · CEILING EGAC ELEV · 15 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC019
Overcast · base 1,900 ft AGL · 8 oktas
// Computed
CEILING1,900 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER1,900 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL10,116 ft VFR MARGIN-1,100 ft

// 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

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