// Station · 34m ago
EGPK
Glasgow Prestwick Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 090° / 9 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 22°C / 12°C
ALTIM 30.33 inHg
ELEV 65 FT
55.5015°N / 4.5772°W
LOCATION · Prestwick, South Ayrshire, GB
WIND
090°9 kt
EGPK · 65 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 11Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
090°/9
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
SCT041
T / Td
22 / 12
ALTIM
30.33"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 090°/9 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 4,100 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR EGPK 271120Z 09009KT 060V160 9999 SCT041 22/12 Q1027
EGPK · day 27 at 11:20 UTC · wind from 090° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 4,100 ft · temp 22°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.33" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 090° @ 9 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
090°9 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
12★
HDG 120°
H8 kt
X4 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 9,800'
02
HDG 020°
H3 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 89%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
20
HDG 200°
T3 kt
X8 kt LEFT
—
30
HDG 300°
T8 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,065 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 +6°C
400FT
+335 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV65 FT
OAT+22°C
ISA DELTA+6°C
PRESSURE ALT-342 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at EGEF
(Fair Isle Airport, Fair Isle, elev 223 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+4%
-3%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+3%
-2%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+2%
-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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+0)
03:51ZSUNRISE
12:16ZSOLAR NOON
20:42ZSUNSET
21:36ZCIVIL END
CURRENT11:54Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 48m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:36Z (9h 42m)
DAY LENGTH16h 51m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE12:36Z
MOONSET05:27Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
EGPF
VFR
Glasgow Airport · Glasgow
- WIND
- 040° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT041
- DIST
- 23 NM N
- AGE
- 34m ago
EGEC
VFR
Campbeltown Airport · Campbeltown
- WIND
- 100° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 38 NM W
- AGE
- 34m ago
EGPH
VFR
Edinburgh Airport · Edinburgh
- WIND
- 060° / 14 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW030
- DIST
- 49 NM NE
- AGE
- 34m ago
EGPI
VFR
Islay Airport · Isle of Islay, Argyll and Bute
- WIND
- 110° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 58 NM W
- AGE
- 34m ago
EGEO
VFR
Oban Airport · North Connel
- WIND
- 120° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 64 NM NW
- AGE
- 4m ago
// Area map · 80 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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