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// Station · 33m ago

EGXZ

RAF Topcliffe
CAT VFR
WIND 090° / 10 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING OVC at 4,100 ft
T/Td 17°C / 10°C
ALTIM 30.39 inHg
ELEV 92 FT
54.2041°N / 1.3803°W
LOCATION · Thirsk, North Yorkshire, GB
N
WIND
090°10 kt
EGXZ · 92 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 11Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
090°/10
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
OVC041
 
 
 
LAYERS
OVC041
 
 
 
T / Td
17 / 10
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.39"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR — ceiling 4,100 ft. Moderate winds at 090°/10 kt, visibility 6+ SM, overcast at 4,100 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 271120Z AUTO 09010KT 9999 OVC041/// 17/10 Q1029

EGXZ · day 27 at 11:20 UTC · wind from 090° at 10 kt · visibility 6+ SM · overcast at 4,100 ft · temp 17°C / dewpoint 10°C · altimeter 30.39" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 090° @ 10 kt
2 USABLE · 2 AVOID · 2 CAUTION
N
WIND
090°10 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 2 usable
13 HDG 130° H8 kt X6 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 4,088'
02 HDG 020° H3 kt X9 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 90%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 2 ends
20 HDG 200° T3 kt X9 kt LEFT
31 HDG 310° T8 kt X6 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 +1°C

-200FT
-292 FT BELOW FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,100 FT
1,300 200 -900
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV92 FT OAT+17°C ISA DELTA+1°C PRESSURE ALT-374 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at EGKA (Brighton City Airport, Brighton, East Sussex, elev 7 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+0%
-0%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+0%
-0%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+0%
-0%

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 · 1 reported · highest to lowest

FT 0 5k 10k 15k 20k 25k FRZ LVL · 8,678 FT OVC041 · CEILING EGXZ ELEV · 92 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
OVC041
Overcast · base 4,100 ft AGL · 8 oktas
// Computed
CEILING4,100 ft AGL HIGHEST LAYER4,100 ft TOTAL COVERAGE~100% (overcast) FREEZING LEVEL8,678 ft VFR MARGIN+1,100 ft

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

03:46ZSUNRISE
12:04ZSOLAR NOON
20:22ZSUNSET
21:12ZCIVIL END
CURRENT11:53Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING8h 28m VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:12Z (9h 18m) DAY LENGTH16h 36m
Waxing Gibbous
ILLUMINATION83% MOONRISE12:30Z MOONSET05:07Z FULL MOON IN4 days

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