RAF Lakenheath

EGUL · England, United Kingdom

The METAR station used is 62 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 300° RAF Lakenheath 6/24
Wind: 10 kt, 3 beaufort

4 kt

9 kt
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Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 1,400
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BKN 2,000
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OVC 2,600
METAR EGSS 190720Z AUTO 30010KT 5000 -RADZ SCT014 BKN020 OVC026 10/08 Q1015

METAR RAF Lakenheath - EGUL/LKZ

RAF Lakenheath is a midsized airport in England, United Kingdom. The airport is located at latitude 52.40945 and longitude 0.56102. The airport has one runway: 6/24. The ICAO airport code of this field is EGUL. The airport's IATA code is LKZ. The airport is in the London FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for London Stansted Airport on April 19, 2024 08:20, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 300° with a speed of 10 kt.

Visibility is 5 km.

There are scattered clouds at an altitude of 1,400 ft, broken clouds at an altitude of 2,000 ft and overcast clouds at an altitude of 2,600 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 2,000 ft.

Current weather is light rain drizzle. The temperature is 10 °C, with a wind chill of 6 °C. The dew point is 8 °C, the relative humidity is 88%. The air pressure at sea level is 1015 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:49 and sets at 20:03. This applies to RAF Lakenheath, 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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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 %
6/24 056°-236° 9 kt 4 kt 90 %

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

1,400 ft SCT Scattered clouds
2,000 ft BKN Broken clouds
2,600 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Weather Light rain drizzle
Temperature 10 °C
Dewpoint 8 °C
Rel. humidity 88%
Wind chill 6 °C
Kp-index 3 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:52
Midday
12:58
Sunset
20:03 (11:30h)

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