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// Station · 18m ago

EGUL

RAF Lakenheath
CAT VFR
WIND 050° / 9 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 26.1°C / 15.1°C
ALTIM 30.20 inHg
ELEV 32 FT
52.4095°N / 0.5612°E
LOCATION · Brandon, Suffolk, GB
N
WIND
050°9 kt
EGUL · 32 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 14Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/9
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
26 / 15
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.20"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 050°/9 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 111455Z AUTO 05009KT 9999 CLR 26/15 A3020 RMK AO2 SLP230 T02610151 58001 $

EGUL · day 11 at 14:55 UTC · wind from 050° at 9 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 26°C / dewpoint 15°C · altimeter 30.20" Hg · automated station w/ precipitation discriminator · sea-level pressure 1023.0 mb

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 050° @ 9 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
N
WIND
050°9 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
05 HDG 050° H9 kt X0 kt PRIMARY · 8,998'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
23 HDG 230° T9 kt X0 kt
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 +11°C

1,000FT
+968 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -800 FT
2,200 700 -800
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV32 FT OAT+26°C ISA DELTA+11°C PRESSURE ALT-251 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
+10%
-7%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+7%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+4%
-3%

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 · 13,214 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 LEVEL13,214 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:49ZSUNRISE
12:04ZSOLAR NOON
20:18ZSUNSET
21:06ZCIVIL END
CURRENT15:13Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING5h 05m VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:06Z (5h 53m) DAY LENGTH16h 29m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE01:15Z MOONSET17:44Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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