// Station · 31m ago
EGBB
Birmingham Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 060° / 11 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 20°C / 13°C
ALTIM 30.33 inHg
ELEV 327 FT
52.4539°N / 1.7480°W
LOCATION · Birmingham, West Midlands, GB
WIND
060°11 kt
EGBB · 327 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
060°/11
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW028
T / Td
20 / 13
ALTIM
30.33"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 060°/11 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 2,800 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR EGBB 270920Z 06011KT 040V100 9999 FEW028 20/13 Q1027
EGBB · day 27 at 09:20 UTC · wind from 060° at 11 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,800 ft · temp 20°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.33" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 060° @ 11 kt
2 USABLE · 0 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
060°11 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
15★
HDG 150°
H0 kt
X11 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 10,013'
33
HDG 330°
H0 kt
X11 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
Pattern altitude: 1,327 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 +5°C
500FT
+173 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -1,100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV327 FT
OAT+20°C
ISA DELTA+5°C
PRESSURE ALT-80 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at EGGW
(London Luton Airport, Luton, Luton, elev 526 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+5%
-4%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+4%
-2%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+2%
-2%
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)
03:56ZSUNRISE
12:05ZSOLAR NOON
20:14ZSUNSET
21:00ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:51Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 22m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:00Z (11h 09m)
DAY LENGTH16h 17m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82%
MOONRISE12:37Z
MOONSET04:54Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
EGWC
VFR
RAF Cosford · Cosford, Shropshire
- WIND
- 090° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM NW
- AGE
- 1h 1m ago
EGNX
VFR
East Midlands Airport · Nottingham, Leicestershire
- WIND
- 060° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 27 NM NE
- AGE
- 31m ago
EGBJ
VFR
Gloucestershire Airport · Staverton, Gloucestershire
- WIND
- 030° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 37 NM SW
- AGE
- 31m ago
EGOS
VFR
RAF Shawbury · Shrewsbury, Shropshire
- WIND
- 100° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 39 NM NW
- AGE
- 31m ago
EGTK
VFR
London Oxford Airport · Kidlington, Oxfordshire
- WIND
- 050° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 40 NM SE
- AGE
- 31m ago
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