// Station · 29m ago
EGDM
MoD Boscombe Down
CAT VFR
WIND 070° / 10 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27°C / 16°C
ALTIM 30.24 inHg
ELEV 407 FT
51.1522°N / 1.7474°W
LOCATION · Salisbury, Wiltshire, GB
WIND
070°10 kt
EGDM · 407 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 10Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
070°/10
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
27 / 16
ALTIM
30.24"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 070°/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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METAR EGDM 271020Z 07010KT CAVOK 27/16 Q1024 NOSIG RMK BLU BLU
EGDM · day 27 at 10:20 UTC · wind from 070° at 10 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.24" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 070° @ 10 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
070°10 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
05★
HDG 050°
H9 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 10,538'
05N
HDG 050°
H9 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
2,513'
35
HDG 350°
H2 kt
X10 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
3 ends
17
HDG 170°
T2 kt
X10 kt LEFT
—
23
HDG 230°
T9 kt
X3 kt LEFT
—
23N
HDG 230°
T9 kt
X3 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,407 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 +12°C
1,500FT
+1,093 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV407 FT
OAT+27°C
ISA DELTA+12°C
PRESSURE ALT88 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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+0)
04:03ZSUNRISE
12:05ZSOLAR NOON
20:07ZSUNSET
20:51ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:49Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 18m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:51Z (10h 02m)
DAY LENGTH16h 04m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE12:46Z
MOONSET04:50Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
EGHI
VFR
Southampton Airport · Southampton
- WIND
- 100° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM SE
- AGE
- 29m ago
EGHH
VFR
Bournemouth Airport · Bournemouth
- WIND
- 090° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM S
- AGE
- 29m ago
EGVO
VFR
RAF Odiham · Hook, Hampshire
- WIND
- 070° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 31 NM E
- AGE
- 29m ago
EGVA
VFR
RAF Fairford · Fairford, Gloucestershire
- WIND
- 070° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 32 NM N
- AGE
- 54m ago
EGDY
VFR
RNAS Yeovilton · Yeovil, Somerset
- WIND
- 080° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM W
- AGE
- 29m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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