// Station · 27m ago
EGFF
Cardiff International Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 080° / 11 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 31°C / 12°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 220 FT
51.3967°N / 3.3433°W
LOCATION · Cardiff, GB
WIND
080°11 kt
EGFF · 220 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
080°/11
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
31 / 12
ALTIM
30.12"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 080°/11 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 111550Z AUTO 08011KT 050V120 9999 NCD 31/12 Q1020
EGFF · day 11 at 15:50 UTC · wind from 080° at 11 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 31°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 080° @ 11 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
080°11 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
12★
HDG 120°
H8 kt
X7 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 7,723'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
30
HDG 300°
T8 kt
X7 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 +16°C
1,900FT
+1,680 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -400 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV220 FT
OAT+31°C
ISA DELTA+16°C
PRESSURE ALT19 FT
// Performance equivalent
Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,900 ft high
on a standard ISA day — that's +1,680 ft above
EGFF's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+19%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-9%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+8%
-6%
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
CURRENT16:17Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 11m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:14Z (4h 56m)
DAY LENGTH16h 18m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE01:38Z
MOONSET17:57Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 4 shown · 60 NM radius
EGGD
VFR
Bristol Airport · Bristol
- WIND
- 050° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 24 NM E
- AGE
- 27m ago
EGDY
VFR
RNAS Yeovilton · Yeovil, Somerset
- WIND
- 070° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM SE
- AGE
- 27m ago
EGTE
VFR
Exeter International Airport · Exeter, Devon
- WIND
- 130° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 40 NM S
- AGE
- 27m ago
EGBJ
VFR
Gloucestershire Airport · Staverton, Gloucestershire
- WIND
- 060° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 53 NM NE
- AGE
- 27m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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