// Station · 20m ago
EGUW
Wattisham Airfield
CAT MVFR
WIND 040° / 15 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING OVC at 1,300 ft
T/Td 17°C / 13°C
ALTIM 30.24 inHg
ELEV 284 FT
52.1275°N / 0.9562°E
LOCATION · Ipswich, Suffolk, GB
WIND
040°15 kt
EGUW · 284 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…
METRIC
NOW · 21Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
040°/15
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
OVC013
LAYERS
OVC013
T / Td
17 / 13
ALTIM
30.24"
// Interpretation
MVFR — ceiling 1,300 ft. Brisk winds at 040°/15 kt, visibility 6+ SM, overcast at 1,300 ft. Would drop to IFR below 1,000 ft ceiling or 3 SM visibility, or rise back to VFR above 3,000 ft and 5 SM.
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METAR EGUW 112150Z AUTO 04015KT 9999 OVC013/// 17/13 Q1024
EGUW · day 11 at 21:50 UTC · wind from 040° at 15 kt · visibility 6+ SM · overcast at 1,300 ft · temp 17°C / dewpoint 13°C · altimeter 30.24" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 040° @ 15 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
040°15 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
05★
HDG 050°
H15 kt
X3 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 7,953'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
23
HDG 230°
T15 kt
X3 kt RIGHT
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Pattern altitude: 1,284 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 +2°C
200FT
-84 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -300 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV284 FT
OAT+17°C
ISA DELTA+2°C
PRESSURE ALT-35 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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+0)
03:49ZSUNRISE
12:02ZSOLAR NOON
20:15ZSUNSET
21:02ZCIVIL END
CURRENT22:10Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING0m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:02Z (past)
DAY LENGTH16h 26m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION9%
MOONRISE01:29Z
MOONSET17:55Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
EGUN
MVFR
RAF Mildenhall · Bury Saint Edmunds, Suffolk
- WIND
- 050° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC019
- DIST
- 22 NM NW
- AGE
- 1h 15m ago
EGUL
MVFR
RAF Lakenheath · Brandon, Suffolk
- WIND
- 040° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN018
- DIST
- 22 NM NW
- AGE
- 1h 15m ago
EGSS
VFR
London Stansted Airport · London, Essex
- WIND
- 050° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 30 NM SW
- AGE
- 20m ago
EGYM
MVFR
RAF Marham · King's Lynn, Norfolk
- WIND
- 040° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- OVC013
- DIST
- 35 NM NW
- AGE
- 20m ago
EGMC
VFR
London Southend Airport · Southend-on-Sea, Essex
- WIND
- 040° / 6 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 35 NM S
- AGE
- 20m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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