EGAD · Newtownards Airport

METAR & TAF for Newtownards Airport

Live aviation weather for EGAD, decoded in plain English. Elevation 9ft, runways 03/21, 08/26, 15/33.

Newtownards Airport does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is George Best Belfast City Airport (EGAC), 7nm WNW. Threshold reads the nearest licensed field and tells you what it means for your minima at Newtownards Airport.

Live METARVFR conditions

METAR EGAC 311350Z AUTO 30007KT 240V340 9999 NCD 18/08 Q1013

Observed just now

Wind

300° (WNW) at 7kt

Visibility

10km or more

Temperature

18°C / 8°C dew

Humidity

52%

QNH

1013 hPa

Live TAF (forecast)Issued 2h 55m ago

TAF EGAC 311104Z 3112/3121 30010KT 9999 SCT030
TEMPO 3116/3121 8000 -RA
BECMG 3117/3120 22007KT
PROB30
TEMPO 3118/3121 4000 RA BKN014

Mon 12:00Z to Mon 17:00ZPrevailing

VFR

Wind 300° (WNW) at 10kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: scattered at 3,000ft

Mon 16:00Z to Mon 21:00ZTemporary

MVFR

Visibility 8 km
Light rain

Mon 17:00Z to Mon 21:00ZBecoming

VFR

Wind 220° (SW) at 7kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: scattered at 3,000ft

Mon 18:00Z to Mon 21:00Z30% temporary

IFR

Visibility 4000 m
Rain
Cloud: broken at 1,400ft

Daylight & performance

Sunrise

05:29Z

Sunset

19:20Z

Daylight

13h 51m

Pressure alt

17 ft

Density alt

381 ft

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Can I fly from Newtownards Airport today?

Raw weather is only half the answer. Set your own minima once, and Threshold runs this same METAR and TAF against your limits, then pins a verdict to your Lock Screen and flips it the moment conditions move.

Common questions

Does Newtownards Airport (EGAD) issue a METAR?

No. Newtownards Airport does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is George Best Belfast City Airport (EGAC), about 7nm WNW, shown above as the best proxy.

What is a personal minima?

Your own line in the sand: the cloudbase, visibility, wind, crosswind and gust limits you will not fly below. Threshold stores yours and checks live weather against them, so the go/no-go call is yours, made once, not guessed every time.

Where does this weather come from?

Live METAR and TAF from public aviation weather feeds, updated about every 10 minutes. Always confirm against your official pre-flight brief.