Newtownards Airport

EGAD · Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 160° Newtownards Airport 3/21
Wind: 7 kt, 3 beaufort

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BKN 3,500
METAR EGAC 081820Z AUTO 16007KT 9999 BKN035 16/10 Q1025

METAR Newtownards Airport - EGAD

Newtownards Airport is a small airport in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The airport is located at latitude 54.58239 and longitude -5.69109. The airport has 3 runways: 3/21, 15/33 and 8/26. The ICAO airport code of this field is EGAD. The airport is in the Scottish FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for George Best Belfast City Airport on May 8, 2024 19:20, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 160° with a speed of 7 kt.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are broken clouds at an altitude of 3,500 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 3,500 ft.

The temperature and wind chill are 16 °C. The dew point is 10 °C, the relative humidity is 68%. The air pressure at sea level is 1025 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:28 and sets at 21:10. This applies to Newtownards Airport, 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

On this airport you can find flying clubs. The only known company on this field is Ulster Flying Club.

Experiences

Go to Vliegles.nl to find flying lessons, skydives and other flying experiences. Browse the page for all available activities near Newtownards Airport. You can also use the search function to find specific flying lessons, skydives or other flying experiences near your place.

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 %
3/21 031°-211° 5 kt 4 kt 78 %
15/33 149°-329° 1 kt 7 kt 19 %
8/26 077°-257° 7 kt 99 %

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

3,500 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 16 °C
Dewpoint 10 °C
Rel. humidity 68%
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:29
Midday
13:19
Sunset
21:10 (1:23h)

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