RAF Lossiemouth

EGQS · Scotland, United Kingdom

The METAR station used is 141 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 320° RAF Lossiemouth 5/23
Wind: 10 kt, 3 beaufort

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Cloud Cloud
FEW 1,100
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SCT 1,800
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 3,200
METAR EGPA 241820Z 32010KT 9999 -SHRA FEW011 SCT018 BKN032 05/03 Q1011

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 Kirkwall Airport on April 24, 2024 19:20, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 320° with a speed of 10 kt.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 1,100 ft, scattered clouds at an altitude of 1,800 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 3,200 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 3,200 ft.

Current weather is light showers rain. The temperature is 5 °C, with a wind chill of -1 °C. The dew point is 3 °C, the relative humidity is 87%. The air pressure at sea level is 1011 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:37 and sets at 20:45. This applies to RAF Lossiemouth, 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

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° 10 kt 1 kt 99 %
10/28 096°-276° 7 kt 7 kt 69 %

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

1,100 ft FEW Few clouds
1,800 ft SCT Scattered clouds
3,200 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Weather Light showers rain
Temperature 5 °C
Dewpoint 3 °C
Rel. humidity 87%
Wind chill -1 °C
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:31
Midday
13:09
Sunset
20:48 (1:11h)

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