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// Station · 11m ago

EGMC

London Southend Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 080° / 13 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 24°C / 16°C
ALTIM 30.18 inHg
ELEV 49 FT
51.5706°N / 0.6936°E
LOCATION · Southend-on-Sea, Essex, GB
N
WIND
080°13 kt
EGMC · 49 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
080°/13
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
24 / 16
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.18"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 080°/13 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 EGMC 111450Z 08013KT 030V100 CAVOK 24/16 Q1022

EGMC · day 11 at 14:50 UTC · wind from 080° at 13 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 13 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
080°13 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
05 HDG 050° H11 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,089'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
23 HDG 230° T11 kt X6 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,049 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
+751 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT
1,400 700 0
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV49 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT-211 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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 12,170 FT EGMC ELEV · 49 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,170 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:53ZSUNRISE
12:03ZSOLAR NOON
20:13ZSUNSET
20:59ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:01Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 12m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:59Z (5h 57m) DAY LENGTH16h 20m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE01:19Z MOONSET17:39Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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