RAF Lakenheath

EGUL · England, United Kingdom

The METAR station used is 41 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 270° RAF Lakenheath 6/24
Wind: 14 kt, 4 beaufort

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CAVOK
METAR EGUW 181720Z 27014KT CAVOK 11/01 Q1019 NOSIG RMK BLU BLU

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 Wattisham Airfield on April 18, 2024 18:20, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 270° with a speed of 14 kt.

The weather is CAVOK. That means there are no clouds below 5,000 ft or the MSA (minimum safe altitude), whichever is higher. This also means that no cumulonimbus or towering cumulus clouds have been observed and the visibility is 10 km or more or more. Furthermore, there can't be fog, precipitation nor other significant weather.

The temperature and wind chill are 11 °C. The dew point is 1 °C, the relative humidity is 50%. The air pressure at sea level is 1019 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:52 and sets at 20:01. 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° 8 kt 12 kt 56 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 11 °C
Dewpoint 1 °C
Rel. humidity 50%
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:51
Midday
12:55
Sunset
19:59 (1:23h)

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