EGCA · Coal Aston Airfield

METAR & TAF for Coal Aston Airfield

Live aviation weather for EGCA, decoded in plain English. Elevation 750ft, runways 11/29.

Coal Aston Airfield does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is East Midlands Airport (EGNX), 29nm S. Threshold reads the nearest licensed field and tells you what it means for your minima at Coal Aston Airfield.

Live METARVFR conditions

METAR EGNX 311350Z 28016KT 260V320 9999 SCT026 20/14 Q1012

Observed just now

Wind

280° (W) at 16kt

Visibility

10km or more

Cloud

Scattered at 2,600ft

Temperature

20°C / 14°C dew

Humidity

68%

QNH

1012 hPa

Live TAF (forecast)Issued 3h 6m ago

TAF EGNX 311053Z 3112/0112 28013KT 9999 SCT015
PROB30
TEMPO 3112/3116 7000 SHRA
PROB30
TEMPO 3113/3117 29015G25KT
BECMG 3118/3121 22007KT
PROB30
TEMPO 0110/0112 8000 -SHRA

Mon 12:00Z to Mon 18:00ZPrevailing

VFR

Wind 280° (W) at 13kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: scattered at 1,500ft

Mon 12:00Z to Mon 16:00Z30% temporary

MVFR

Visibility 7 km
Rain showers

Mon 13:00Z to Mon 17:00Z30% temporary

VFR

Wind 290° (WNW) at 15kt, gusting 25kt

Mon 18:00Z to Tue 12:00ZBecoming

VFR

Wind 220° (SW) at 7kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: scattered at 1,500ft

Tue 10:00Z to Tue 12:00Z30% temporary

MVFR

Visibility 8 km
Light rain showers

Daylight & performance

Sunrise

05:14Z

Sunset

19:00Z

Daylight

13h 46m

Pressure alt

788 ft

Density alt

1,575 ft

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Can I fly from Coal Aston Airfield 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 Coal Aston Airfield (EGCA) issue a METAR?

No. Coal Aston Airfield does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is East Midlands Airport (EGNX), about 29nm S, 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.