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// Station · 55m ago

EGUL

RAF Lakenheath
CAT VFR
WIND 090° / 12 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 20.7°C / 10.2°C
ALTIM 30.34 inHg
ELEV 32 FT
52.4095°N / 0.5612°E
LOCATION · Brandon, Suffolk, GB
N
WIND
090°12 kt
EGUL · 32 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 08Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
090°/12
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
21 / 10
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.34"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 090°/12 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 EGUL 270855Z AUTO 09012KT 9999 CLR 21/10 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP278 T02070102 52006 $

EGUL · day 27 at 08:55 UTC · wind from 090° at 12 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 30.34" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1027.8 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 090° @ 12 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
090°12 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
05 HDG 050° H9 kt X8 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 8,998'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
23 HDG 230° T9 kt X8 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,032 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 +5°C

200FT
+168 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,200 FT
2,300 700 -900
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV32 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+5°C PRESSURE ALT-390 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at EGKK (London Gatwick Airport, London, elev 202 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+2%
-1%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+1%
-1%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+1%
-1%

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 · 10,487 FT EGUL ELEV · 32 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL10,487 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:47ZSUNRISE
11:56ZSOLAR NOON
20:04ZSUNSET
20:50ZCIVIL END
CURRENT09:50Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING10h 14m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:50Z (11h 00m) DAY LENGTH16h 16m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION82% MOONRISE12:28Z MOONSET04:45Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

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