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// Station · 32m ago

EGTC

Cranfield Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 040° / 13 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26°C / 15°C
ALTIM 30.18 inHg
ELEV 360 FT
52.0722°N / 0.6167°W
LOCATION · Cranfield, Central Bedfordshire, GB
N
WIND
040°13 kt
EGTC · 360 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 15Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
040°/13
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 15
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.18"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 040°/13 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 111550Z 04013KT 360V070 CAVOK 26/15 Q1022

EGTC · day 11 at 15:50 UTC · wind from 040° at 13 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 30.18" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 040° @ 13 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
040°13 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
03 HDG 030° H13 kt X2 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,902'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
21 HDG 210° T13 kt X2 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 +11°C

1,400FT
+1,040 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -700 FT
2,400 1,300 200
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV360 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT100 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at EGOM (RAF Spadeadam, Spadeadam, elev 1,066 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+14%
-10%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+10%
-6%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+6%
-4%

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 · 13,491 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 LEVEL13,491 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:56ZSUNRISE
12:09ZSOLAR NOON
20:21ZSUNSET
21:08ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:22Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING3h 59m VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:08Z (4h 46m) DAY LENGTH16h 25m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE01:24Z MOONSET17:50Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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