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// Station · 10m ago

EGBB

Birmingham Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 040° / 10 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29°C / 12°C
ALTIM 30.18 inHg
ELEV 327 FT
52.4539°N / 1.7480°W
LOCATION · Birmingham, West Midlands, GB
N
WIND
040°10 kt
EGBB · 327 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
040°/10
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
29 / 12
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.18"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 040°/10 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and no reported cloud layers. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.

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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

METAR EGBB 111420Z 04010KT CAVOK 29/12 Q1022

EGBB · day 11 at 14:20 UTC · wind from 040° at 10 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 10 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
040°10 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
33 HDG 330° H3 kt X9 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 10,013'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
15 HDG 150° T3 kt X9 kt LEFT
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 +14°C

1,800FT
+1,473 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -600 FT
2,800 1,300 -200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV327 FT OAT+29°C ISA DELTA+14°C PRESSURE ALT67 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,800 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,473 ft above EGBB's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+18%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-5%

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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 14,973 FT EGBB ELEV · 327 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,973 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+0)

03:58ZSUNRISE
12:13ZSOLAR NOON
20:28ZSUNSET
21:15ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:30Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 58m VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:15Z (6h 45m) DAY LENGTH16h 29m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE01:23Z MOONSET17:52Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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