RAF Lakenheath

EGUL · England, United Kingdom

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 190° RAF Lakenheath 6/24
Wind direction to Wind: 13 kt, gusting 21 kt, 4 beaufort

9 kt

9 kt
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Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 2,800
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
BKN 3,900
METAR EGUN 280955Z 19013G21KT 9999 SCT028 BKN039 09/03 A2889

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 RAF Mildenhall on March 28, 2024 09:55, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 190° with a speed of 13 kt. Wind gusts of 21 kt have been measured.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are scattered clouds at an altitude of 2,800 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 3,900 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 3,900 ft.

The temperature is 9 °C, with a wind chill of 4 °C. The dew point is 3 °C, the relative humidity is 66%. The air pressure at sea level is 978 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:39 and sets at 18:25. This applies to RAF Lakenheath, 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

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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° 9-15 kt 9-15 kt 72 %

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

2,800 ft SCT Scattered clouds
3,900 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 9 °C
Dewpoint 3 °C
Rel. humidity 66%
Wind chill 4 °C
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:40
Midday
12:02
Sunset
18:25 (7:31h)

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