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// Station · 32m ago

EGMD

Lydd London Ashford Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 080° / 19 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 21°C / 15°C
ALTIM 30.27 inHg
ELEV 13 FT
50.9562°N / 0.9391°E
LOCATION · Romney Marsh, Kent, GB
N
WIND
080°19 kt
EGMD · 13 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 11Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
080°/19
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
21 / 15
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.27"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 080°/19 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 EGMD 271120Z 08019KT CAVOK 21/15 Q1025

EGMD · day 27 at 11:20 UTC · wind from 080° at 19 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 30.27" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 19 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
080°19 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
03 HDG 030° H12 kt X15 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,938'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
21 HDG 210° T12 kt X15 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,013 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 +5°C

300FT
+287 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -800 FT
1,900 450 -1,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV13 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+5°C PRESSURE ALT-335 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at EGNX (East Midlands Airport, Nottingham, Leicestershire, elev 306 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+3%
-2%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+2%
-1%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+1%
-1%

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 · 10,619 FT EGMD ELEV · 13 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL10,619 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:53ZSUNRISE
11:54ZSOLAR NOON
19:56ZSUNSET
20:39ZCIVIL END
CURRENT11:52Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 03m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:39Z (8h 47m) DAY LENGTH16h 02m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE12:38Z MOONSET04:40Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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