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// Station · 34m ago

EGUW

Wattisham Airfield
CAT VFR
WIND 090° / 13 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 21°C / 11°C
ALTIM 30.33 inHg
ELEV 284 FT
52.1275°N / 0.9562°E
LOCATION · Ipswich, Suffolk, GB
N
WIND
090°13 kt
EGUW · 284 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 11Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
090°/13
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
21 / 11
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.33"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 090°/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 EGUW 271120Z 09013KT CAVOK 21/11 Q1027 NOSIG RMK BLU BLU

EGUW · day 27 at 11:20 UTC · wind from 090° at 13 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 21°C / dewpoint 11°C · altimeter 30.33" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 090° @ 13 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
090°13 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
05 HDG 050° H10 kt X8 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 7,953'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
23 HDG 230° T10 kt X8 kt LEFT
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 +6°C

600FT
+316 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,200 FT
2,100 800 -500
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV284 FT OAT+21°C ISA DELTA+6°C PRESSURE ALT-123 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at EGKB (London Biggin Hill Airport, London, elev 598 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+6%
-4%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+4%
-3%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+2%
-2%

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 · 10,890 FT EGUW ELEV · 284 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL10,890 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:47ZSUNRISE
11:54ZSOLAR NOON
20:01ZSUNSET
20:47ZCIVIL END
CURRENT11:54Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 07m VFR NIGHT BEGINS20:47Z (8h 52m) DAY LENGTH16h 13m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE12:32Z MOONSET04:46Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

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