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// Station · 22h 9m ago · STALE · HARD STALE

EGSC

Cambridge City Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 130° / 9 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30°C / 13°C
ALTIM 30.03 inHg
ELEV 47 FT
52.2050°N / 0.1750°E
LOCATION · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, GB
N
WIND
130°9 kt
EGSC · 47 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 16Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
130°/9
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
30 / 13
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.03"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 130°/9 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 EGSC 101650Z 13009KT 070V160 CAVOK 30/13 Q1017

EGSC · day 10 at 16:50 UTC · wind from 130° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.03" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 130° @ 9 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
130°9 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
05 HDG 050° H2 kt X9 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 6,444'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
23 HDG 230° T2 kt X9 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,047 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 +15°C

1,700FT
+1,653 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↗ +0 FT
2,100 1,750 1,400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV47 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT-65 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,700 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,653 ft above EGSC's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+17%
-12%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+12%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-5%

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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 15,199 FT EGSC ELEV · 47 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,199 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:52ZSUNRISE
12:05ZSOLAR NOON
20:19ZSUNSET
21:06ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:59Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 20m VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:06Z (6h 07m) DAY LENGTH16h 26m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE01:17Z MOONSET17:44Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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