RAF Lossiemouth

EGQS · Scotland, United Kingdom

The METAR station used is 85 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 030° RAF Lossiemouth 5/23
Wind: 6 kt, 2 beaufort

6 kt

1 kt
Change
0 ft 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 2,000
Cloud Cloud
FEW 2,700
METAR EGPC 260920Z 03006KT 350V060 9999 FEW020 FEW027CB 08/02 Q1006

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 Wick Airport on April 26, 2024 10:20, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 030° with a speed of 6 kt. The wind direction varies between 350° and 060°.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 2,000 ft and few clouds cumulonimbus at an altitude of 2,700 ft. No ceiling has been observed.

The temperature is 8 °C, with a wind chill of 4 °C. The dew point is 2 °C, the relative humidity is 66%. The air pressure at sea level is 1006 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:32 and sets at 20:49. 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° 1 kt 6 kt 22 %
10/28 096°-276° 5 kt 2 kt 91 %

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

2,000 ft FEW Few clouds
2,700 ft FEW Few clouds cumulonimbus

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 8 °C
Dewpoint 2 °C
Rel. humidity 66%
Wind chill 4 °C
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:28
Midday
13:10
Sunset
20:51 (10:10h)

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