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// Station · 25m ago

EGUB

RAF Benson
CAT VFR
WIND 040° / 13 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 30°C / 12°C
ALTIM 30.12 inHg
ELEV 226 FT
51.6144°N / 1.0960°W
LOCATION · Wallingford, Oxfordshire, GB
N
WIND
040°13 kt
EGUB · 226 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
30 / 12
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.12"
 
 
 

// 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 EGUB 111550Z AUTO 04013KT 9999 NCD 30/12 Q1020

EGUB · day 11 at 15:50 UTC · wind from 040° at 13 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.12" 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
01 HDG 010° H11 kt X6 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 5,981'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
19 HDG 190° T11 kt X6 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,226 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 +15°C

1,800FT
+1,574 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -400 FT
2,600 1,050 -500
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV226 FT OAT+30°C ISA DELTA+15°C PRESSURE ALT25 FT
// Performance equivalent Your aircraft will perform as if it's at a field 1,800 ft high on a standard ISA day — that's +1,574 ft above EGUB's actual elevation.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+18%
-13%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+13%
-8%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+7%
-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 · 15,378 FT EGUB ELEV · 226 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL15,378 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

04:00ZSUNRISE
12:10ZSOLAR NOON
20:21ZSUNSET
21:07ZCIVIL END
CURRENT16:15Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING4h 06m VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:07Z (4h 52m) DAY LENGTH16h 20m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE01:28Z MOONSET17:49Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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