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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
N
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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// Raw observation METAR string + decoded

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
N
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
2,100 800 -500
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

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 11,383 FT EGWC ELEV · 272 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL11,383 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

// 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

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