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// Station · 27m ago

EGCC

Manchester Airport
CAT VFR
WIND VRB / 6 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 28°C / 15°C
ALTIM 30.21 inHg
ELEV 257 FT
53.3494°N / 2.2795°W
LOCATION · Manchester, Greater Manchester, GB
N
WIND
VRB6 kt
EGCC · 257 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
VRB/6
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
28 / 15
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.21"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at variable/6 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 EGCC 111350Z VRB06KT CAVOK 28/15 Q1023

EGCC · day 11 at 13:50 UTC · wind variable at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 30.21" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind VRB @ 6 kt
ALL USABLE · WINDS CALM
N
WIND
VRB6 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
ALL RUNWAYS · CALM WINDS 4 ends
05R HDG 050° CALM 10,007'
23L HDG 230° CALM 10,007'
05L HDG 050° CALM 10,000'
23R HDG 230° CALM 10,000'
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 +13°C

1,500FT
+1,243 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -600 FT
2,600 1,350 100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV257 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT-32 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at EGOM (RAF Spadeadam, Spadeadam, elev 1,066 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+15%
-11%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+11%
-7%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-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 · 14,398 FT EGCC ELEV · 257 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,398 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:55ZSUNRISE
12:15ZSOLAR NOON
20:35ZSUNSET
21:25ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:17Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 17m VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:25Z (7h 07m) DAY LENGTH16h 39m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE01:19Z MOONSET17:59Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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