// Station · 19m ago

EGPA

Kirkwall Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 040° / 6 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 4,000 ft

T/Td 15°C / 11°C

ALTIM 30.42 inHg

ELEV 50 FT

58.9579°N / 2.9051°W

LOCATION · Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, GB

WIND

040°6 kt

EGPA · 50 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 12Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

040°/6

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN040

LAYERS

FEW016 BKN040

T / Td

15 / 11

ALTIM

30.42"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,000 ft. Light winds at 040°/6 kt, visibility 6+ SM, a few at 1,600 ft, and broken at 4,000 ft. 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 EGPA 111250Z 04006KT 9999 FEW016 BKN040 15/11 Q1030

EGPA · day 11 at 12:50 UTC · wind from 040° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,600 ft · broken layer at 4,000 ft · temp 15°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.42" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 6 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

040°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

09★ HDG 090° H4 kt X5 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,690'

32 HDG 320° H1 kt X6 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

14 HDG 140° T1 kt X6 kt LEFT —

27 HDG 270° T4 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,050 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 -1°C

-600FT

-650 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -200 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV50 FT OAT+15°C ISA DELTA-1°C PRESSURE ALT-446 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -600 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -650 ft above EGPA's actual elevation.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+0%

-0%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+0%

-0%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+0%

-0%

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 · 2 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

BKN040

Broken · base 4,000 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW016

Few · base 1,600 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING4,000 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,000 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL7,626 ft VFR MARGIN+1,000 ft

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

03:18ZSUNRISE

12:18ZSOLAR NOON

21:17ZSUNSET

22:31ZCIVIL END

CURRENT13:09Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 07m VFR NIGHT BEGINS22:31Z (9h 21m) DAY LENGTH17h 59m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE00:40Z MOONSET18:39Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 1 shown · 60 NM radius

EGPC

MVFR

Wick John O'Groats Airport · Wick

WIND: 040° / 7 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: BKN026
DIST: 31 NM S
AGE: 19m ago

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