// Station · 9m ago

EGPB

Sumburgh Airport

CAT VFR

WIND 340° / 5 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING CLR

T/Td 14°C / 10°C

ALTIM 30.45 inHg

ELEV 20 FT

59.8789°N / 1.2956°W

LOCATION · Lerwick, Shetland, GB

WIND

340°5 kt

EGPB · 20 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 19Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

340°/5

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

CLR

LAYERS

—

T / Td

14 / 10

ALTIM

30.45"

// Interpretation

VFR with light winds at 340°/5 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 EGPB 111950Z AUTO 34005KT 9999 NCD 14/10 Q1031

EGPB · day 11 at 19:50 UTC · wind from 340° at 5 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 14°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 30.45" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 340° @ 5 kt

3 USABLE · 3 AVOID

WIND

340°5 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable

33★ HDG 330° H5 kt X1 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 4,672'

27 HDG 270° H2 kt X5 kt RIGHT 4,915'

06H HDG 060° H1 kt X5 kt LEFT 1,781'

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends

24H HDG 240° T1 kt X5 kt RIGHT —

09 HDG 090° T2 kt X5 kt LEFT —

15 HDG 150° T5 kt X1 kt LEFT —

Pattern altitude: 1,020 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 -2°C

-700FT

-720 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -100 FT

24h AGO18h12h6hNOW

FIELD ELEV20 FT OAT+14°C ISA DELTA-2°C PRESSURE ALT-505 FT

// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -700 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's -720 ft above EGPB'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 · clear · no layers reported

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

CLR

No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.

// Computed

CEILING— HIGHEST LAYER— TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL7,091 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:03ZSUNRISE

12:11ZSOLAR NOON

21:19ZSUNSET

22:42ZCIVIL END

CURRENT19:59Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING1h 20m VFR NIGHT BEGINS22:42Z (2h 43m) DAY LENGTH18h 16m

Waning Crescent

ILLUMINATION10% MOONRISE00:39Z MOONSET18:55Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations

No nearby reporting stations found within 200 NM of EGPB.

// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay

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