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// Station · 14m ago

EGYD

RAF Cranwell
CAT VFR
WIND 060° / 11 kt
VIS 6+ SM
CEILING CLR
T/Td 24°C / 14°C
ALTIM 30.24 inHg
ELEV 218 FT
53.0273°N / 0.4931°W
LOCATION · Sleaford, Lincolnshire, GB
N
WIND
060°11 kt
EGYD · 218 FT
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METRIC
NOW · 13Z
+6H
+12H
+18H
WIND
060°/11
 
 
 
VIS
6+ SM
 
 
 
CEILING
CLR
 
 
 
LAYERS
 
 
 
T / Td
24 / 14
 
 
 
ALTIM
30.24"
 
 
 

// Interpretation

VFR with moderate winds at 060°/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 EGYD 111350Z AUTO 06011KT 9999 NCD 24/14 Q1024

EGYD · day 11 at 13:50 UTC · wind from 060° at 11 kt · visibility 6+ SM · temp 24°C / dewpoint 14°C · altimeter 30.24" Hg

// Runway analysis · computed from current METAR wind

Wind 060° @ 11 kt
3 USABLE · 3 AVOID · 1 CAUTION
N
WIND
060°11 kt
HEADWIND CAUTION · HIGH XW AVOID · TAILWIND
HEADWIND ENDS 3 usable
08 HDG 080° H10 kt X4 kt LEFT PRIMARY · 6,831'
08R HDG 080° H10 kt X4 kt LEFT 2,354'
01 HDG 010° H7 kt X8 kt RIGHT ⚠ HIGH XW · 73%
TAILWIND ENDS · AVOID 3 ends
19 HDG 190° T7 kt X8 kt LEFT
26 HDG 260° T10 kt X4 kt RIGHT
26L HDG 260° T10 kt X4 kt RIGHT
Pattern altitude: 1,218 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 +9°C

1,000FT
+782 FT ABOVE FIELD ELEV
// DA · LAST 24 HOURS ↘ -1,000 FT
2,400 900 -600
24h AGO18h12h6hNOW
FIELD ELEV218 FT OAT+24°C ISA DELTA+9°C PRESSURE ALT-101 FT
// Performance equivalent Operating here right now feels like operating at EGOM (RAF Spadeadam, Spadeadam, elev 1,066 ft) on a standard ISA day.
// Aircraft performance impact MINOR
TAKEOFF ROLL CLIMB RATE
Single-engine propC172, PA-28, Cherokee
+10%
-7%
Turbo / high-perf pistonSR22T, Bonanza, Mooney
+7%
-5%
Light jetCJ4, Phenom 300, M2
+4%
-3%

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 · 12,339 FT EGYD ELEV · 218 FT
// Reported layers (highest → lowest)
CLR
No reported cloud layers — clear sky from surface to reporting ceiling.
// Computed
CEILING HIGHEST LAYER TOTAL COVERAGEclear FREEZING LEVEL12,339 ft VFR MARGINunlimited

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

03:50ZSUNRISE
12:08ZSOLAR NOON
20:26ZSUNSET
21:15ZCIVIL END
CURRENT14:04Z DAYLIGHT REMAINING6h 21m VFR NIGHT BEGINS21:15Z (7h 10m) DAY LENGTH16h 35m
Waning Crescent
ILLUMINATION11% MOONRISE01:14Z MOONSET17:50Z FULL MOON IN18 days

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

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