RAF Fairford

EGVA · England, United Kingdom

The METAR station used is 59 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 270° RAF Fairford 9/27
Wind: 12 kt, 4 beaufort

12 kt

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OVC 4,500
METAR EGDM 182120Z AUTO 27012KT 9999 // OVC045/// 09/04 Q1021

METAR RAF Fairford - EGVA/FFD

RAF Fairford is a midsized airport in England, United Kingdom. The airport is located at latitude 51.68350 and longitude -1.79000. The airport has one runway: 9/27. The ICAO airport code of this field is EGVA. The airport's IATA code is FFD. The airport is in the London FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for MoD Boscombe Down Airport on April 18, 2024 22:20, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 270° with a speed of 12 kt.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are overcast clouds at an altitude of 4,500 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 4,500 ft.

The temperature is 9 °C, with a wind chill of 4 °C. The dew point is 4 °C, the relative humidity is 71%. The air pressure at sea level is 1021 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 20:09. This applies to RAF Fairford, 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 %
9/27 089°-269° 12 kt 2 %

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

4,500 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 9 °C
Dewpoint 4 °C
Rel. humidity 71%
Wind chill 4 °C
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:04 (7:26h)
Midday
13:06
Sunset
20:08

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