London Gatwick Airport

EGKK · England, United Kingdom

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 170° London Gatwick Airport 8R/26L
Wind direction to Wind: 14 kt, gusting 25 kt, 4 beaufort


14 kt
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BKN 2,300
METAR EGKK 281250Z 17014G25KT 140V210 9000 -SHRA BKN023 09/06 Q0978

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 March 28, 2024 12:50, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 170° with a speed of 14 kt. Wind gusts of 25 kt have been measured. The wind direction varies between 140° and 210°.

Visibility is 9 km.

There are broken clouds at an altitude of 2,300 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 2,300 ft.

Current weather is light showers rain. The temperature is 9 °C, with a wind chill of 4 °C. The dew point is 6 °C, the relative humidity is 82%. The air pressure at sea level is 978 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:43 and sets at 18:27. This applies to London Gatwick Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +0 hour. Currently, there is no daylight saving time in effect.

Companies

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Experiences

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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 %
8R/26L 078°-258° 14-25 kt 100 %
8L/26R 077°-257° 14-25 kt 100 %

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

2,300 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Weather Light showers rain
Temperature 9 °C
Dewpoint 6 °C
Rel. humidity 82%
Wind chill 4 °C
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:43
Midday
12:05
Sunset
18:27 (5:13h)

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