// Station · 29m ago

EGXZ

RAF Topcliffe

CAT VFR

WIND 080° / 15 kt

VIS 6+ SM

CEILING OVC at 3,800 ft

T/Td 20°C / 12°C

ALTIM 30.00 inHg

ELEV 92 FT

54.2041°N / 1.3803°W

LOCATION · Thirsk, North Yorkshire, GB

WIND

080°15 kt

EGXZ · 92 FT

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METRIC

NOW · 15Z

+6H

+12H

+18H

WIND

080°/15

VIS

6+ SM

CEILING

OVC038

LAYERS

OVC038

T / Td

20 / 12

ALTIM

30.00"

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 3,800 ft. Brisk winds at 080°/15 kt, visibility 6+ SM, overcast at 3,800 ft. 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 EGXZ 251550Z AUTO 08015KT 9999 OVC038/// 20/12 Q1016

EGXZ · day 25 at 15:50 UTC · wind from 080° at 15 kt · visibility 6+ SM · overcast at 3,800 ft · temp 20°C / dewpoint 12°C · altimeter 30.00" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 080° @ 15 kt

2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION

WIND

080°15 kt

HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND

HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable

13★ HDG 130° H10 kt X11 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,088'

02 HDG 020° H8 kt X13 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 87%

TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends

20 HDG 200° T7 kt X13 kt LEFT —

31 HDG 310° T10 kt X11 kt RIGHT —

Pattern altitude: 1,092 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 +5°C

600FT

+508 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV

// DA · LAST 24 HOURS loading…

FIELD ELEV92 FT OAT+20°C ISA DELTA+5°C PRESSURE ALT10 FT

// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at EGKB (London Biggin Hill Airport, London, elev 598 ft) on a standard ISA day.

// Aircraft performance impact MINOR

TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE

Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee

+6%

-4%

Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney

+4%

-3%

Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2

+2%

-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. Severity rating assumes a standard altimeter setting (29.92" Hg / 1013 hPa); a non-standard setting shifts the effective altitude by roughly 1,000 ft per 1" Hg of deviation.

// Cloud layers · 1 reported · highest to lowest

// Reported layers (highest → lowest)

OVC038

Overcast · base 3,800 ft AGL · 8 oktas

// Computed

CEILING3,800 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER3,800 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL10,193 ft VFR MARGIN+800 ft

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

05:01ZSUNRISE

12:09ZSOLAR NOON

19:16ZSUNSET

19:55ZCIVIL END

CURRENT16:19Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING2h 57m VFR NIGHT BEGINS19:55Z (3h 36m) DAY LENGTH14h 14m

Waxing Gibbous

ILLUMINATION94% MOONRISE15:04Z MOONSET05:19Z FULL MOON IN2 days

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