Newtownards Airport

EGAD · Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

The METAR station used is 124 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 250° Newtownards Airport 3/21
Wind: 5 kt, 2 beaufort

4 kt

3 kt
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OVC 1,100
METAR EGPK 041550Z 25005KT 9000 OVC011 12/09 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 Glasgow Prestwick Airport on May 4, 2024 16:50, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 250° with a speed of 5 kt.

Visibility is 9 km.

There are overcast clouds at an altitude of 1,100 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 1,100 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 12 °C. The dew point is 9 °C, the relative humidity is 82%. The air pressure at sea level is 1007 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:36 and sets at 21:02. 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° 3 kt 4 kt 63 %
15/33 149°-329° 5 kt 98 %
8/26 077°-257° 5 kt 12 %

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

1,100 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 12 °C
Dewpoint 9 °C
Rel. humidity 82%
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:28
Midday
13:15
Sunset
21:02 (3:44h)

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