// Station · 30m ago
EGSC
Cambridge City Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 080° / 6 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING Few/scattered only
T/Td 24°C / 13°C
ALTIM 30.33 inHg
WX TS VCSH
ELEV 47 FT
52.2050°N / 0.1750°E
LOCATION · Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, GB
WIND
080°6 kt
EGSC · 47 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 11Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
080°/6
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
—
LAYERS
FEW048
T / Td
24 / 13
ALTIM
30.33"
// Interpretation
VFR with light winds at 080°/6 kt. Visibility 6+ SM and a few at 4,800 ft. Reported weather: TS VCSH. Would shift to MVFR if the ceiling drops to 3,000 ft or visibility below 5 SM.
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METAR EGSC 271120Z 08006KT 030V140 9999 TS VCSH FEW048CB 24/13 Q1027
EGSC · day 27 at 11:20 UTC · wind from 080° at 6 kt · visibility 6+ SM · a few clouds at 4,800 ft · temp 24°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.33" Hg · weather: TS VCSH
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 080° @ 6 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
080°6 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
05★
HDG 050°
H5 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 6,444'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
23
HDG 230°
T5 kt
X3 kt LEFT
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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 +8°C
600FT
+553 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -1,200 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV47 FT
OAT+24°C
ISA DELTA+8°C
PRESSURE ALT-360 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at EGKB
(London Biggin Hill Airport, London, elev 598 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+6%
-4%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+4%
-3%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+2%
-2%
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)
03:50ZSUNRISE
11:57ZSOLAR NOON
20:05ZSUNSET
20:50ZCIVIL END
CURRENT11:50Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 14m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:50Z (9h 00m)
DAY LENGTH16h 14m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE12:35Z
MOONSET04:49Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
EGUN
VFR
RAF Mildenhall · Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk
- WIND
- 080° / 11 ktG18
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- SCT060
- DIST
- 15 NM NE
- AGE
- 55m ago
EGUL
VFR
RAF Lakenheath · Brandon, Suffolk
- WIND
- 080° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM NE
- AGE
- 55m ago
EGSS
VFR
London Stansted Airport · London, Essex
- WIND
- 080° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM S
- AGE
- 30m ago
EGGW
VFR
London Luton Airport · Luton, Luton
- WIND
- 100° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 28 NM SW
- AGE
- 30m ago
EGUW
VFR
Wattisham Airfield · Ipswich, Suffolk
- WIND
- 090° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 29 NM E
- AGE
- 30m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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