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// Station · 23m ago

EGPL

Benbecula Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 040° / 12 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 19°C / 13°C
ALTIM 30.39 inHg
ELEV 19 FT
57.4811°N / 7.3628°W
LOCATION · Balivanich, GB
N
WIND
040°12 kt
EGPL · 19 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
040°/12
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
 
 
 
LAYERS
SCT006
 
 
 
T / Td
19 / 13
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.39"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 040°/12 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and scattered at 600 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 EGPL 111350Z AUTO 04012KT 9999 SCT006/// 19/13 Q1029

EGPL · day 11 at 13:50 UTC · wind from 040° at 12 kt · visibility 6+ SM · scattered layer at 600 ft · temp 19°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.39" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 12 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
040°12 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
06 HDG 060° H11 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,027'
35 HDG 350° H8 kt X9 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 75%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
17 HDG 170° T8 kt X9 kt LEFT
24 HDG 240° T11 kt X4 kt RIGHT
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 +3°C

-100FT
-119 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +100 FT
100 -500 -1,100
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV19 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+3°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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 9,615 FT SCT006 EGPL ELEV · 19 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
SCT006
Scattered · base 600 ft AGL · ~3–4 oktas
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER600 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~40% (mixed) FREEZING LEVEL9,615 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:48ZSUNRISE
12:36ZSOLAR NOON
21:23ZSUNSET
22:27ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 09m VFR NIGHT BEGINS22:27Z (8h 13m) DAY LENGTH17h 34m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE01:12Z MOONSET18:47Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)

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