// Station · 7m ago

EGPA

Kirkwall Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 070° / 6 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING BKN at 3,800 ft

T/Td 15°C / 10°C

ALTIM 30.45 inHg

ELEV 50 FT

58.9579°N / 2.9051°W

LOCATION · Kirkwall, Orkney Islands, GB

WIND

070°6 kt

EGPA · 50 FT

// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC

NOW · 16Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

070°/6

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

BKN038

LAYERS

FEW010 BKN038

T / Td

15 / 10

ALTIM

30.45"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 3,800 ft. Light winds at 070°/6 kt, visibility 6+ SM, a few at 1,000 ft, and broken at 3,800 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 111620Z 07006KT 9999 FEW010 BKN038 15/10 Q1031

EGPA · day 11 at 16:20 UTC · wind from 070° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,000 ft · broken layer at 3,800 ft · temp 15°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 30.45" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 070° @ 6 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION

WIND

070°6 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

09★ HDG 090° H6 kt X2 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,690'

14 HDG 140° H2 kt X6 kt LEFT ⚠ HIGH XW · 100%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

32 HDG 320° T2 kt X6 kt RIGHT —

27 HDG 270° T6 kt X2 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 ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV50 FT OAT+15°C ISA DELTA-1°C PRESSURE ALT-475 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)

BKN038

Broken · base 3,800 ft AGL · ~5–7 oktas

FEW010

Few · base 1,000 ft AGL · ~1–2 oktas

// Computed

CEILING3,800 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER3,800 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~83% (mostly covered) FREEZING LEVEL7,626 ft VFR MARGIN+800 ft

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

03:18ZSUNRISE

12:18ZSOLAR NOON

21:17ZSUNSET

22:31ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:27Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 50m VFR NIGHT BEGINS22:31Z (6h 04m) DAY LENGTH17h 59m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE00:47Z MOONSET18:46Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

EGPC

MVFR

Wick John O'Groats Airport · Wick

WIND: 050° / 7 kt
VIS: 6+ SM
CEILING: OVC028
DIST: 31 NM S
AGE: 7m ago

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