// Station · 15m ago
EGVA
RAF Fairford
CAT VFR
WIND 050° / 11 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 29.8°C / 11.8°C
ALTIM 30.15 inHg
ELEV 286 FT
51.6836°N / 1.7892°W
LOCATION · Fairford, Gloucestershire, GB
WIND
050°11 kt
EGVA · 286 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 12Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
050°/11
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
30 / 12
ALTIM
30.15"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 050°/11 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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METAR EGVA 111255Z 05011KT 9999 CLR 30/12 A3015 RMK LTG DSNT S SLP211 T02980118 $
EGVA · day 11 at 12:55 UTC · wind from 050° at 11 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 30°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.15" Hg · sea-level pressure 1021.1 mb
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 050° @ 11 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
WIND
050°11 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
09★
HDG 090°
H8 kt
X7 kt LEFT
PRIMARY · 9,994'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
27
HDG 270°
T8 kt
X7 kt RIGHT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,286 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
+1,514 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -700 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV286 FT
OAT+30°C
ISA DELTA+15°C
PRESSURE ALT53 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 +1,514 ft above
EGVA'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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+0)
04:03ZSUNRISE
12:13ZSOLAR NOON
20:24ZSUNSET
21:10ZCIVIL END
CURRENT13:10Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING7h 13m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:10Z (7h 59m)
DAY LENGTH16h 21m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11%
MOONRISE01:24Z
MOONSET17:46Z
FULL MOON IN18 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
EGVN
VFR
RAF Brize Norton · Carterton, Oxfordshire
- WIND
- 070° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 9 NM NE
- AGE
- 20m ago
EGBJ
VFR
Gloucestershire Airport · Staverton, Gloucestershire
- WIND
- 050° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 19 NM NW
- AGE
- 20m ago
EGTK
VFR
London Oxford Airport · Kidlington, Oxfordshire
- WIND
- 050° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 20 NM NE
- AGE
- 20m ago
EGUB
VFR
RAF Benson · Wallingford, Oxfordshire
- WIND
- 090° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 26 NM E
- AGE
- 20m ago
EGDM
VFR
MoD Boscombe Down · Salisbury, Wiltshire
- WIND
- 070° / 9 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 32 NM S
- AGE
- 20m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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