Kirknewton

EGKT · Scotland, United Kingdom

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 080° Kirknewton 5/23
Wind: 11 kt, 4 beaufort

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METAR EGPH 010920Z 08011KT 1400 R06/1400N BR OVC000 09/09 Q1012

METAR Kirknewton - EGKT

Kirknewton is a gliderfield in Scotland, United Kingdom. The airport is located at latitude 55.87388 and longitude -3.39806. The airport has one runway: 5/23. The ICAO airport code of this field is EGKT. The airport is in the Scottish FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Edinburgh Airport on May 1, 2024 10:20, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 080° with a speed of 11 kt.

Visibility is 1.4 km. The visibility at runway 06 is 1,400 m and no trend.

There are overcast clouds. No ceiling has been observed.

Current weather is mist. The temperature is 9 °C, with a wind chill of 4 °C. The dew point is 9 °C, the relative humidity is 100%. The air pressure at sea level is 1012 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:28 and sets at 20:52. This applies to Kirknewton, 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 06 is 1,400 m and no trend.

Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
5/23 050°-230° 6 kt 10 kt 50 %

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

0 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Weather Mist
Temperature 9 °C
Dewpoint 9 °C
Rel. humidity 100%
Wind chill 4 °C
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:28
Midday
13:10
Sunset
20:53 (10:01h)

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