Sturgate Airfield

EGCS · England, United Kingdom

The METAR station used is 47 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 260° Sturgate Airfield 9/27
Wind: 12 kt, 4 beaufort

12 kt

1 kt
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0 ft 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 10,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 2,000
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 4,100
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 5,700
METAR EGXC 281450Z 26012KT 9999 FEW020 SCT041 BKN057 09/05 Q1004 RMK BLU

METAR Sturgate Airfield - EGCS

Sturgate Airfield is a small airport in England, United Kingdom. The airport is located at latitude 53.38098 and longitude -0.68703. The airport has 2 runways: 9/27 and 14/32. The ICAO airport code of this field is EGCS. The airport is in the London FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for RAF Coningsby on April 28, 2024 15:50, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 260° with a speed of 12 kt.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 2,000 ft, scattered clouds at an altitude of 4,100 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 5,700 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 5,700 ft.

The temperature is 9 °C, with a wind chill of 4 °C. The dew point is 5 °C, the relative humidity is 76%. The air pressure at sea level is 1004 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:33 and sets at 20:27. This applies to Sturgate Airfield, 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

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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 %
9/27 086°-266° 1 kt 12 kt 10 %
14/32 142°-322° 11 kt 6 kt 88 %

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

2,000 ft FEW Few clouds
4,100 ft SCT Scattered clouds
5,700 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 9 °C
Dewpoint 5 °C
Rel. humidity 76%
Wind chill 4 °C
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:31
Midday
12:58
Sunset
20:24 (3:36h)

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