Forfar Airstrip

GB-0542 · Scotland, United Kingdom

About Forfar Airstrip

ID GB-0542
FIR Scottish FIR
Region Scotland
Country United Kingdom
Runways 7/25
Type Small airport
Coordinates (ARP) 56.65336, -2.83278   563912N 0024958W
Coordinates (Center) 56.65024, -2.83133   563901N 0024953W
Variation 0.7° W (2024)
Timezone London (+1 h)
Local time May 1, 2024 20:51

Forfar Airstrip

Forfar Airstrip is a small airport in Scotland, United Kingdom. The airport is located at latitude 56.65024 and longitude -2.83133. The airport has one runway: 7/25. This airport has no ICAO code, we use GB-0542 as reference. Nearby other airfields are Kinnell, Kirriemuir Farm Strip, Arbroath, Montrose Airstrip and Dundee Airport.

Forfar Airstrip does not publish a METAR, the nearest weather station is Dundee Airport, which is 25 km away. The flight information region (FIR) is Scottish.

Forfar Airstrip is in the timezone of Europe/London. Difference with UTC is +1 h. Today the sun rises at 05:22 and sets at 20:53. This applies to Forfar Airstrip, 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.

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References

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 True Heading Magnetic Heading Latitude Longitude Approx. length
7 066° 066° 56.6506 -2.8297 222 m
25 246° 246° 56.6498 -2.833

Do not use for flight planning.
True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Runway lengths are calculated as the distance between the coordinates of the runway ends. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Nearby airports

Airport ID Distance Direction
Kinnell GB-1126 12 km 089°
Kirriemuir Farm Strip GB-0577 12 km 270°
Arbroath GB-1073 15 km 120°
Montrose Airstrip GB-1013 22 km 066°
Dundee Airport EGPN 25 km 208°
Leuchars Station Airfield EGQL 31 km 183°
Perth/Scone Airport EGPT 41 km 234°
Kingsmuir Airfield GB-0236 43 km 173°
Aboyne Airfield GB-0009 47 km 359°

Navigational aids

Name Ident Type Distance Direction
Dundee DND NDB 28 km 218°
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