// Station · 16m ago
EGFF
Cardiff International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 060° / 12 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29°C / 13°C
ALTIM 30.15 inHg
ELEV 220 FT
51.3967°N / 3.3433°W
LOCATION · Cardiff, GB
WIND
060°12 kt
EGFF · 220 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
060°/12
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
29 / 13
ALTIM
30.15"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 060°/12 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 EGFF 111250Z AUTO 06012KT 9999 NCD 29/13 Q1021
EGFF · day 11 at 12:50 UTC · wind from 060° at 12 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 060° @ 12 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
060°12 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
12★
HDG 120°
H6 kt
X10 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 7,723'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
30
HDG 300°
T6 kt
X10 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,220 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
1,700FT
+1,480 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV220 FT
OAT+29°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT-10 FT
// Performance equivalent
Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,700 ft high
on a standard ISA day — that's +1,480 ft above
EGFF's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+17%
-12%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+12%
-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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+0)
04:10ZSUNRISE
12:19ZSOLAR NOON
20:29ZSUNSET
21:14ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:06Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 22m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:14Z (8h 07m)
DAY LENGTH16h 18m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE01:32Z
MOONSET17:50Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius
EGGD
VFR
Bristol Airport · Bristol
- WIND
- 080° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM E
- AGE
- 16m ago
EGDY
VFR
RNAS Yeovilton · Yeovil, Somerset
- WIND
- 070° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM SE
- AGE
- 16m ago
EGTE
VFR
Exeter International Airport · Exeter, Devon
- WIND
- 110° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 40 NM S
- AGE
- 16m ago
EGBJ
VFR
Gloucestershire Airport · Staverton, Gloucestershire
- WIND
- 050° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 53 NM NE
- AGE
- 16m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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