// Station · 1h 2m ago · STALE
EGWC
RAF Cosford
CAT VFR
WIND 090° / 11 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 22°C / 12°C
ALTIM 30.33 inHg
ELEV 272 FT
52.6405°N / 2.3053°W
LOCATION · Cosford, Shropshire, GB
WIND
090°11 kt
EGWC · 272 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 10Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
090°/11
VIS
6+ SM
CEILING
CLR
LAYERS
—
T / Td
22 / 12
ALTIM
30.33"
// Interpretation
VFR with moderate winds at 090°/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 EGWC 271050Z 09011KT CAVOK 22/12 Q1027 RMK BLU
EGWC · day 27 at 10:50 UTC · wind from 090° at 11 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 22°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.33" Hg
// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind
Wind 090° @ 11 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID
WIND
090°11 kt
HEADWIND
CAUTION · HIGH XW
AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS
1 usable
06★
HDG 060°
H10 kt
X5 kt RIGHT
PRIMARY · 3,890'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID
1 ends
24
HDG 240°
T10 kt
X5 kt LEFT
—
Pattern altitude: 1,272 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 +7°C
700FT
+428 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS
↘ -1,100 FT
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV272 FT
OAT+22°C
ISA DELTA+7°C
PRESSURE ALT-135 FT
// Performance equivalent
Operating here right now feels like operating at EGNM
(Leeds Bradford Airport, Leeds, West Yorkshire, elev 681 ft)
on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact
MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL
CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+7%
-5%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+5%
-3%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+3%
-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
// Sun & Moon · times in Z · bar = local day (UTC+0)
03:58ZSUNRISE
12:07ZSOLAR NOON
20:17ZSUNSET
21:03ZCIVIL END
CURRENT11:52Z
DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 25m
VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:03Z (9h 11m)
DAY LENGTH16h 19m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83%
MOONRISE12:43Z
MOONSET05:02Z
FULL MOON IN4 days
// Nearest reporting stations · 5 shown · 60 NM radius
EGOS
VFR
RAF Shawbury · Shrewsbury, Shropshire
- WIND
- 100° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 16 NM NW
- AGE
- 32m ago
EGBB
VFR
Birmingham Airport · Birmingham, West Midlands
- WIND
- 080° / 10 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 23 NM SE
- AGE
- 32m ago
EGNX
VFR
East Midlands Airport · Nottingham, Leicestershire
- WIND
- 080° / 14 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 37 NM E
- AGE
- 32m ago
EGNR
VFR
Hawarden Airport · Broughton
- WIND
- 120° / 11 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 40 NM NW
- AGE
- 32m ago
EGCC
VFR
Manchester Airport · Manchester, Greater Manchester
- WIND
- 090° / 5 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 43 NM N
- AGE
- 32m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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