Newtownards Airport

EGAD · Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 270° Newtownards Airport 3/21
Wind: 6 kt, 2 beaufort

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Nil cloud detected
METAR EGAC 250420Z AUTO 27006KT 230V310 9999 NCD 07/03 Q1007

METAR Newtownards Airport - EGAD

Newtownards Airport is a small airport in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The airport is located at latitude 54.58239 and longitude -5.69109. The airport has 3 runways: 3/21, 15/33 and 8/26. The ICAO airport code of this field is EGAD. The airport is in the Scottish FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for George Best Belfast City Airport on April 25, 2024 05:20, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 270° with a speed of 6 kt. The wind direction varies between 230° and 310°.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are nil cloud detected. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature is 7 °C, with a wind chill of 4 °C. The dew point is 3 °C, the relative humidity is 76%. The air pressure at sea level is 1007 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:55 and sets at 20:45. This applies to Newtownards Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +1 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

On this airport you can find flying clubs. The only known company on this field is Ulster Flying Club.

Experiences

Go to Vliegles.nl to find flying lessons, skydives and other flying experiences. Browse the page for all available activities near Newtownards Airport. You can also use the search function to find specific flying lessons, skydives or other flying experiences near your place.

Do not use for flight planning
The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
3/21 031°-211° 5 kt 3 kt 86 %
15/33 149°-329° 5 kt 3 kt 86 %
8/26 077°-257° 1 kt 6 kt 22 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

- NCD Nil cloud detected

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 7 °C
Dewpoint 3 °C
Rel. humidity 76%
Wind chill 4 °C
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:56 (29m)
Midday
13:21
Sunset
20:46

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