// Station · 22m ago
EGPL
Benbecula Airport
CAT IFR
WIND 010° / 10 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING OVC at 600 ft
T/Td 17°C / 13°C
ALTIM 30.39 inHg
ELEV 19 FT
57.4811°N / 7.3628°W
LOCATION · Balivanich, GB
WIND
010°10 kt
EGPL · 19 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
010°/10
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
OVC006
LAYERS
OVC006
T / Td
17 / 13
ALTIM
30.39"
// Interpretation
IFR conditions — ceiling 600 ft. Moderate winds at 010°/10 kt, visibility 6+ SM, overcast at 600 ft. Would deteriorate to LIFR below 500 ft ceiling or 1 SM, or improve to MVFR above 1,000 ft and 3 SM.
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METAR EGPL 111550Z AUTO 01010KT 9999 OVC006/// 17/13 Q1029
EGPL · day 11 at 15:50 UTC · wind from 010° at 10 kt · visibility 6+ SM · overcast at 600 ft · temp 17°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.39" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 010° @ 10 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
010°10 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
35★
HDG 350°
H9 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 3,963'
06
HDG 060°
H6 kt
X8 kt LEFT
⚠ HIGH XW · 80%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
24
HDG 240°
T6 kt
X8 kt RIGHT
—
17
HDG 170°
T9 kt
X3 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,019 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
-300FT
-319 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV19 FT
OAT+17°C
ISA DELTA+1°C
PRESSURE ALT-447 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at EGPR
(Barra Airport, Eoligarry, elev 5 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+0)
03:48ZSUNRISE
12:36ZSOLAR NOON
21:23ZSUNSET
22:27ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:12Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 10m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS22:27Z (6h 14m)
DAY LENGTH17h 34m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE01:16Z
MOONSET18:51Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
EGPO
VFR
Stornoway Airport · Stornoway, Western Isles
- WIND
- 040° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC032
- DIST
- 55 NM NE
- AGE
- 22m ago
EGPU
VFR
Tiree Airport · Balemartine, Argyll and Bute
- WIND
- 350° / 14 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- FEW028
- DIST
- 61 NM S
- AGE
- 1h 22m ago
EGEO
MVFR
Oban Airport · North Connel
- WIND
- 350° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC026
- DIST
- 89 NM SE
- AGE
- 22m ago
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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