// Station · 14m ago

EGCC

Manchester Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 180° / 7 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING OVC at 3,900 ft

T/Td 16°C / 14°C

ALTIM 29.83 inHg

ELEV 257 FT

53.3494°N / 2.2795°W

LOCATION · Manchester, Greater Manchester, GB

WIND

180°7 kt

EGCC · 257 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 00Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

180°/7

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

OVC039

LAYERS

FEW018 SCT026 OVC039

T / Td

16 / 14

ALTIM

29.83"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 3,900 ft. Light winds at 180°/7 kt, visibility 6+ SM, a few at 1,800 ft, scattered at 2,600 ft, and overcast at 3,900 ft. 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 EGCC 130050Z AUTO 18007KT 130V240 9999 FEW018 SCT026 OVC039 16/14 Q1010

EGCC · day 13 at 00:50 UTC · wind from 180° at 7 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,800 ft · scattered layer at 2,600 ft · overcast at 3,900 ft · temp 16°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 29.83" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 180° @ 7 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID

WIND

180°7 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

23R★ HDG 230° H4 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 10,000'

23L HDG 230° H4 kt X5 kt LEFT 10,007'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

05L HDG 050° T4 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

05R HDG 050° T4 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,257 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 +2°C

600FT

+343 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV257 FT OAT+16°C ISA DELTA+2°C PRESSURE ALT352 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at EGKB (London Biggin Hill Airport, London, elev 598 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+6%

-4%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+4%

-3%

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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · 3 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC039

Overcast · base 3,900 ft AGL · 8 oktas

SCT026

Scattered · base 2,600 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas

FEW018

Few · base 1,800 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING3,900 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER3,900 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL8,338 ft VFR MARGIN+900 ft

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

06:32ZSUNRISE

11:56ZSOLAR NOON

17:20ZSUNSET

17:55ZCIVIL END

CURRENT01:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING16h 15m VFR NIGHT BEGINS17:55Z (16h 50m) DAY LENGTH10h 47m

Waxing Crescent

ILLUMINATION3% MOONRISE07:53Z MOONSET18:41Z FULL MOON IN13 days

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