// Station · 30m ago
EGKA
Brighton City Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 140° / 7 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 25°C / 16°C
ALTIM 30.24 inHg
ELEV 7 FT
50.8356°N / 0.2972°W
LOCATION · Brighton, East Sussex, GB
WIND
140°7 kt
EGKA · 7 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 10Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
140°/7
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
25 / 16
ALTIM
30.24"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 140°/7 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 271020Z 14007KT CAVOK 25/16 Q1024
EGKA · day 27 at 10:20 UTC · wind from 140° at 7 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 25°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.24" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 140° @ 7 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
WIND
140°7 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
3 usable
13★
HDG 130°
H7 kt
X1 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 1,339'
20
HDG 200°
H4 kt
X6 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 86%
06
HDG 060°
H1 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
3 ends
24
HDG 240°
T1 kt
X7 kt LEFT
—
02
HDG 020°
T3 kt
X6 kt RIGHT
—
31
HDG 310°
T7 kt
X1 kt LEFT
—
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 +9°C
800FT
+793 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +0 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV7 FT
OAT+25°C
ISA DELTA+9°C
PRESSURE ALT-312 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at EGNM
(Leeds Bradford Airport, Leeds, West Yorkshire, elev 681 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+8%
-6%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+6%
-4%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+3%
-2%
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)
03:59ZSUNRISE
11:59ZSOLAR NOON
20:00ZSUNSET
20:43ZCIVIL END
CURRENT10:50Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING9h 10m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:43Z (9h 53m)
DAY LENGTH16h 01m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE12:41Z
MOONSET04:43Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
EGKK
VFR
London Gatwick Airport · London
- WIND
- 070° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM N
- AGE
- 30m ago
EGLF
VFR
Farnborough Airport · Farnborough, Hampshire
- WIND
- 070° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 32 NM NW
- AGE
- 30m ago
EGKB
VFR
London Biggin Hill Airport · London
- WIND
- 050° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 32 NM NE
- AGE
- 30m ago
EGVO
VFR
RAF Odiham · Hook, Hampshire
- WIND
- 070° / 7 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 34 NM NW
- AGE
- 30m ago
EGLL
VFR
London Heathrow Airport · London
- WIND
- 090° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 39 NM N
- AGE
- 30m ago
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