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// Station · 21m ago

EGTK

London Oxford Airport
CAT VFR
WIND 050° / 10 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 28°C / 14°C
ALTIM 30.15 inHg
ELEV 270 FT
51.8369°N / 1.3200°W
LOCATION · Kidlington, Oxfordshire, GB
N
WIND
050°10 kt
EGTK · 270 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/10
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
28 / 14
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.15"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 050°/10 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 EGTK 111250Z 05010KT 010V080 CAVOK 28/14 Q1021

EGTK · day 11 at 12:50 UTC · wind from 050° at 10 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 28°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 050° @ 10 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
050°10 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
01 HDG 010° H8 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,006'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
19 HDG 190° T8 kt X6 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,270 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 +13°C

1,600FT
+1,330 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -500 FT
2,700 1,150 -400
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV270 FT OAT+28°C ISA DELTA+13°C PRESSURE ALT40 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 +1,330 ft above EGTK'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 · 14,411 FT EGTK ELEV · 270 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL14,411 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:00ZSUNRISE
12:11ZSOLAR NOON
20:23ZSUNSET
21:09ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:11Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 12m VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:09Z (7h 58m) DAY LENGTH16h 22m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE01:22Z MOONSET17:45Z FULL MOON IN18 days

// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius

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