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// Station · 24m ago

EGKK

London Gatwick Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 060° / 15 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26°C / 15°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 202 FT
51.1487°N / 0.1857°W
LOCATION · London, GB
N
WIND
060°15 kt
EGKK · 202 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 17Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
060°/15
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 15
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.12"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 060°/15 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 EGKK 111750Z 06015KT 030V090 CAVOK 26/15 Q1020

EGKK · day 11 at 17:50 UTC · wind from 060° at 15 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 30.12" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 060° @ 15 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID
N
WIND
060°15 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
08L HDG 080° H14 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 8,402'
08R HDG 080° H14 kt X5 kt LEFT 10,883'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
26R HDG 260° T14 kt X5 kt RIGHT
26L HDG 260° T14 kt X5 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,202 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 +11°C

1,300FT
+1,098 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT
1,800 950 100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV202 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT1 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
+13%
-9%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+9%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+5%
-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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 13,333 FT EGKK ELEV · 202 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,333 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:59ZSUNRISE
12:07ZSOLAR NOON
20:15ZSUNSET
21:00ZCIVIL END
CURRENT18:14Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 00m VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:00Z (2h 45m) DAY LENGTH16h 15m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE01:31Z MOONSET17:47Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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