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// Station · 31m ago

EGFF

Cardiff International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 080° / 14 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 24°C / 16°C
ALTIM 30.24 inHg
ELEV 220 FT
51.3967°N / 3.3433°W
LOCATION · Cardiff, GB
N
WIND
080°14 kt
EGFF · 220 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 11Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
080°/14
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
24 / 16
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.24"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 080°/14 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 EGFF 271120Z AUTO 08014KT 9999 NCD 24/16 Q1024

EGFF · day 27 at 11:20 UTC · wind from 080° at 14 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.24" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 14 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
080°14 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
12 HDG 120° H11 kt X9 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 7,723'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
30 HDG 300° T11 kt X9 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 +9°C

1,000FT
+780 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT
2,000 950 -100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV220 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT-99 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
+10%
-7%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+7%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+4%
-3%

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 · 12,341 FT EGFF ELEV · 220 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,341 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:08ZSUNRISE
12:11ZSOLAR NOON
20:15ZSUNSET
20:59ZCIVIL END
CURRENT11:51Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 24m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:59Z (9h 08m) DAY LENGTH16h 06m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE12:53Z MOONSET05:00Z FULL MOON IN4 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius

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