// Station · 28m ago
EGKB
London Biggin Hill Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 060° / 9 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 21°C / 15°C
ALTIM 30.33 inHg
ELEV 598 FT
51.3308°N / 0.0325°E
LOCATION · London, GB
WIND
060°9 kt
EGKB · 598 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
060°/9
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW023
T / Td
21 / 15
ALTIM
30.33"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 060°/9 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 2,300 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR EGKB 270920Z 06009KT 030V100 9999 FEW023 21/15 Q1027
EGKB · day 27 at 09:20 UTC · wind from 060° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 2,300 ft · temp 21°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 30.33" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 060° @ 9 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
060°9 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
03★
HDG 030°
H8 kt
X4 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 5,925'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
21
HDG 210°
T8 kt
X4 kt LEFT
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Pattern altitude: 1,598 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 +6°C
1,000FT
+402 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -800 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV598 FT
OAT+21°C
ISA DELTA+6°C
PRESSURE ALT191 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+0)
03:55ZSUNRISE
11:58ZSOLAR NOON
20:01ZSUNSET
20:45ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:48Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 13m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:45Z (10h 57m)
DAY LENGTH16h 06m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82%
MOONRISE12:36Z
MOONSET04:42Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
EGLC
VFR
London City Airport · London
- WIND
- 090° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 11 NM N
- AGE
- 28m ago
EGKK
VFR
London Gatwick Airport · London
- WIND
- 060° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 14 NM SW
- AGE
- 28m ago
EGLL
VFR
London Heathrow Airport · London
- WIND
- 080° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM NW
- AGE
- 28m ago
EGWU
VFR
RAF Northolt · Northolt, Greater London
- WIND
- 100° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW042
- DIST
- 22 NM NW
- AGE
- 28m ago
EGMC
VFR
London Southend Airport · Southend-on-Sea, Essex
- WIND
- 070° / 14 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM NE
- AGE
- 28m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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