London Gatwick Airport

EGKK · England, United Kingdom

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 160° London Gatwick Airport 8R/26L
Wind: 3 kt, 1 beaufort


3 kt
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SCT 100
METAR EGKK 050120Z 16003KT 090V230 1300 R08R/P1500N BCFG SCT001 06/06 Q1009

METAR London Gatwick Airport - EGKK/LGW

London Gatwick Airport is a large airport in England, United Kingdom. The airport is located at latitude 51.14875 and longitude -0.19247. The airport has 2 runways: 8R/26L and 8L/26R. The ICAO airport code of this field is EGKK. The airport's IATA code is LGW. The airport is in the London FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for London Gatwick Airport on May 5, 2024 02:20, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 160° with a speed of 3 kt. The wind direction varies between 090° and 230°.

Visibility is 1.3 km. The visibility at runway 08R is more than 1,500 m and no trend.

There are scattered clouds at an altitude of 100 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

Current weather is patches of fog. The temperature is 6 °C, with a wind chill of 4 °C. The dew point is 6 °C, the relative humidity is 100%. The air pressure at sea level is 1009 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:25 and sets at 20:29. This applies to London Gatwick 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

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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.

Warnings

The visibility at runway 08R is more than 1,500 m and no trend.

Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
8R/26L 078°-258° 3 kt 99 %
8L/26R 077°-257° 3 kt 99 %

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

100 ft SCT Scattered clouds

Temperature & Weather

Weather Patches of fog
Temperature 6 °C
Dewpoint 6 °C
Rel. humidity 100%
Wind chill 4 °C
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:25 (2:56h)
Midday
12:57
Sunset
20:29

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