// Station · 28m ago
EGPL
Benbecula Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 070° / 13 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 14°C / 9°C
ALTIM 30.36 inHg
ELEV 19 FT
57.4811°N / 7.3628°W
LOCATION · Balivanich, GB
WIND
070°13 kt
EGPL · 19 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 09Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
070°/13
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW010
T / Td
14 / 9
ALTIM
30.36"
// Interpretation
VFR with brisk winds at 070°/13 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 1,000 ft. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR EGPL 270920Z 07013KT 9999 FEW010 14/09 Q1028
EGPL · day 27 at 09:20 UTC · wind from 070° at 13 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 1,000 ft · temp 14°C / dewpoint 9°C · altimeter 30.36" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 070° @ 13 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
070°13 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
2 usable
06★
HDG 060°
H13 kt
X2 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 6,027'
35
HDG 350°
H2 kt
X13 kt RIGHT
⚠ HIGH XW · 100%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
2 ends
17
HDG 170°
T2 kt
X13 kt LEFT
—
24
HDG 240°
T13 kt
X2 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 -2°C
-600FT
-619 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↗ +300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV19 FT
OAT+14°C
ISA DELTA-2°C
PRESSURE ALT-418 FT
// Performance equivalent
Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field -600 ft high
on a standard ISA day — that's -619 ft above
EGPL'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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+0)
03:48ZSUNRISE
12:28ZSOLAR NOON
21:07ZSUNSET
22:08ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:48Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING11h 18m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS22:08Z (12h 19m)
DAY LENGTH17h 18m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82%
MOONRISE12:29Z
MOONSET05:47Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 3 shown · 100 NM (sparse area)
EGPO
VFR
Stornoway Airport · Stornoway, Western Isles
- WIND
- 050° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 55 NM NE
- AGE
- 28m ago
EGPU
VFR
Tiree Airport · Balemartine, Argyll and Bute
- WIND
- 100° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 61 NM S
- AGE
- 28m ago
EGEO
VFR
Oban Airport · North Connel
- WIND
- 090° / 8 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 89 NM SE
- AGE
- 28m ago
// Area map · 100 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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