// 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
WIND
050°11 kt
EGTC · 360 FT
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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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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
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
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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
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
// 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
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
EGGW
VFR
→
MVFR
22Z
London Luton Airport · Luton, Luton
- WIND
- 040° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 15 NM SE
- AGE
- 27m ago
EGTK
VFR
London Oxford Airport · Kidlington, Oxfordshire
- WIND
- 060° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 30 NM SW
- AGE
- 27m ago
EGWU
VFR
RAF Northolt · Northolt, Greater London
- WIND
- 060° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 32 NM S
- AGE
- 27m ago
EGUB
VFR
RAF Benson · Wallingford, Oxfordshire
- WIND
- 050° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM SW
- AGE
- 27m ago
EGXT
VFR
RAF Wittering · Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
- WIND
- 050° / 14 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM N
- AGE
- 27m ago
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