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// Station · 27m ago

EGTC

Cranfield Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 050° / 11 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 27°C / 16°C
ALTIM 30.18 inHg
ELEV 360 FT
52.0722°N / 0.6167°W
LOCATION · Cranfield, Central Bedfordshire, GB
N
WIND
050°11 kt
EGTC · 360 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/11
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
27 / 16
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.18"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 050°/11 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 EGTC 111350Z 05011KT 020V080 CAVOK 27/16 Q1022

EGTC · day 11 at 13:50 UTC · wind from 050° at 11 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 27°C / dewpoint 16°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 050° @ 11 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
050°11 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
03 HDG 030° H10 kt X4 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,902'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
21 HDG 210° T10 kt X4 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,360 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 +12°C

1,600FT
+1,240 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT
2,500 1,350 200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV360 FT OAT+27°C ISA DELTA+12°C PRESSURE ALT100 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,600 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,240 ft above EGTC's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+16%
-11%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+11%
-7%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-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 · 13,996 FT EGTC ELEV · 360 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL13,996 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:56ZSUNRISE
12:09ZSOLAR NOON
20:21ZSUNSET
21:08ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:17Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 04m VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:08Z (6h 50m) DAY LENGTH16h 25m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE01:20Z MOONSET17:45Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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