// 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
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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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
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
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
// 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
EGYD
VFR
RAF Cranwell · Sleaford, Lincolnshire
- WIND
- 060° / 15 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 8 NM S
- AGE
- 33m ago
EGYE
VFR
RAF Barkston Heath · Grantham, Lincolnshire
- WIND
- 080° / 15 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 12 NM S
- AGE
- 1h 3m ago
EGXC
VFR
RAF Coningsby · Lincoln, Lincolnshire
- WIND
- 090° / 14 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN250
- DIST
- 14 NM E
- AGE
- 33m ago
EGNJ
VFR
Humberside Airport · Grimsby, Lincolnshire
- WIND
- 070° / 13 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- BKN039
- DIST
- 25 NM N
- AGE
- 33m ago
EGXT
VFR
RAF Wittering · Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
- WIND
- 040° / 12 kt
- VIS
- 6+ SM
- CEILING
- CLR
- DIST
- 33 NM S
- AGE
- 33m ago
// Area map · 60 NM radius · CartoDB Dark Matter + aeronautical overlay
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