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// Station · 33m ago

EGXW

RAF Waddington
CAT VFR
WIND 080° / 13 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 19°C / 10°C
ALTIM 30.36 inHg
ELEV 231 FT
53.1662°N / 0.5238°W
LOCATION · Lincoln, Lincolnshire, GB
N
WIND
080°13 kt
EGXW · 231 FT
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// Current + 24h forecast · METAR loaded · TAF loading…

METRIC
NOW · 11Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
080°/13
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
19 / 10
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.36"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with brisk winds at 080°/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 EGXW 271120Z 08013KT CAVOK 19/10 Q1028 NOSIG RMK BLU BLU

EGXW · day 27 at 11:20 UTC · wind from 080° at 13 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 19°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 30.36" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 13 kt
1 USABLE · 1 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
080°13 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 1 usable
02 HDG 020° H7 kt X11 kt RIGHT PRIMARY · 9,642'
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 1 ends
20 HDG 200° T6 kt X11 kt LEFT
Pattern altitude: 1,231 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 +4°C

200FT
-31 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,500 FT
2,300 650 -1,000
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV231 FT OAT+19°C ISA DELTA+4°C PRESSURE ALT-206 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 · clear · no layers reported

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 9,827 FT EGXW ELEV · 231 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL9,827 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:48ZSUNRISE
12:00ZSOLAR NOON
20:12ZSUNSET
21:00ZCIVIL END
CURRENT11:53Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 19m VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:00Z (9h 06m) DAY LENGTH16h 24m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE12:33Z MOONSET04:57Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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

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