Sturgate Airfield

EGCS · England, United Kingdom

The METAR station used is 26 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 290° Sturgate Airfield 9/27
Wind: 14 kt, 4 beaufort

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METAR EGXW 281150Z AUTO 29014KT 9999 -RA OVC007/// 06/04 Q1002

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 Waddington on April 28, 2024 12:50, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 290° with a speed of 14 kt.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are overcast clouds at an altitude of 700 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 700 ft.

Current weather is light rain. The temperature is 6 °C, with a wind chill of 0 °C. The dew point is 4 °C, the relative humidity is 87%. The air pressure at sea level is 1002 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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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° 6 kt 13 kt 41 %
14/32 142°-322° 7 kt 12 kt 53 %

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

700 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Weather Light rain
Temperature 6 °C
Dewpoint 4 °C
Rel. humidity 87%
Wind chill 0 °C
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:33
Midday
12:59
Sunset
20:25 (6:54h)

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