RAF Lossiemouth

EGQS · Scotland, United Kingdom

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 070° RAF Lossiemouth 5/23
Wind: 11 kt, 4 beaufort

10 kt

5 kt
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0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 1,800
METAR EGQS 281050Z 07011KT 9999 SCT018 08/06 Q0980 TEMPO FEW018 RMK WHT TEMPO BLU

METAR RAF Lossiemouth - EGQS/LMO

RAF Lossiemouth is a midsized airport in Scotland, United Kingdom. The airport is located at latitude 57.70668 and longitude -3.33290. The airport has 2 runways: 5/23 and 10/28. The ICAO airport code of this field is EGQS. The airport's IATA code is LMO. The airport is in the Scottish FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for RAF Lossiemouth on March 28, 2024 10:50, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 070° with a speed of 11 kt.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are scattered clouds at an altitude of 1,800 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature is 8 °C, with a wind chill of 3 °C. The dew point is 6 °C, the relative humidity is 87%. The air pressure at sea level is 980 hPa (QNH).

Trends

  • Temporary

    Little or no wind from a variable direction. few clouds at an altitude of 1,800 ft.

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:50 and sets at 18:45. This applies to RAF Lossiemouth, 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

On this airport you can find flying clubs and flying schools. The only known company on this field is Moray Flying Club.

Experiences

Go to Vliegles.nl to find flying lessons, skydives and other flying experiences. Browse the page for all available activities near RAF Lossiemouth. You can also use the search function to find specific flying lessons, skydives or other flying experiences near your place.

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 %
5/23 043°-223° 5 kt 10 kt 45 %
10/28 096°-276° 5 kt 10 kt 44 %

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

1,800 ft SCT Scattered clouds
1,800 ft FEW Temporary Few clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 8 °C
Dewpoint 6 °C
Rel. humidity 87%
Wind chill 3 °C
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Remarks

TEMPO

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:50
Midday
12:18
Sunset
18:45 (7:23h)

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