// 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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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
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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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
// 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
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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