// Station · 27m ago
EGKA
Brighton City Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 040° / 12 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29°C / 15°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 7 FT
50.8356°N / 0.2972°W
LOCATION · Brighton, East Sussex, GB
WIND
040°12 kt
EGKA · 7 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
040°/12
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
29 / 15
ALTIM
30.12"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 040°/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 EGKA 111350Z 04012KT CAVOK 29/15 Q1020
EGKA · day 11 at 13:50 UTC · wind from 040° at 12 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 29°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 040° @ 12 kt
4 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
040°12 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
4 usable
02★
HDG 020°
H11 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 3,385'
06
HDG 060°
H11 kt
X4 kt LEFT
2,621'
13
HDG 130°
H0 kt
X12 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
31
HDG 310°
H0 kt
X12 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
20
HDG 200°
T11 kt
X4 kt LEFT
—
24
HDG 240°
T11 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,007 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
1,400FT
+1,393 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV7 FT
OAT+29°C
ISA DELTA+14°C
PRESSURE ALT-194 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
+14%
-10%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+10%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-4%
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)
04:01ZSUNRISE
12:07ZSOLAR NOON
20:14ZSUNSET
20:58ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:17Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 56m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:58Z (6h 40m)
DAY LENGTH16h 12m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE01:25Z
MOONSET17:38Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
EGKK
VFR
London Gatwick Airport · London
- WIND
- 070° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM N
- AGE
- 27m ago
EGLF
VFR
Farnborough Airport · Farnborough, Hampshire
- WIND
- 060° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 32 NM NW
- AGE
- 27m ago
EGKB
VFR
London Biggin Hill Airport · London
- WIND
- 070° / 14 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 32 NM NE
- AGE
- 27m ago
EGVO
VFR
RAF Odiham · Hook, Hampshire
- WIND
- 050° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 34 NM NW
- AGE
- 27m ago
EGLL
VFR
London Heathrow Airport · London
- WIND
- 060° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 39 NM N
- AGE
- 27m ago
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