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 151520Z 24014KT 9999 -RA SCT028 BKN044 18/13 Q1017

Observed 32 min ago

Wind

240° (WSW) at 14kt

Visibility

10km or more

Weather

Light rain

Cloud

Scattered at 2,800ft, Broken at 4,400ft

Temperature

18°C / 13°C dew

Humidity

73%

QNH

1017 hPa

Live TAF (forecast)Issued 5h 0m ago

TAF EGNX 151052Z 1512/1612 20012KT 9999 FEW040
TEMPO 1512/1514 21018G28KT
BECMG 1520/1523 30007KT
TEMPO 1520/1603 6000 RA -RADZ BKN012
PROB40
TEMPO 1521/1602 3000 +RA RADZ

Thu 12:00Z to Thu 20:00ZPrevailing

VFR

Wind 200° (SSW) at 12kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: few at 4,000ft

Thu 12:00Z to Thu 14:00ZTemporary

VFR

Wind 210° (SSW) at 18kt, gusting 28kt

Thu 20:00Z to Fri 12:00ZBecoming

VFR

Wind 300° (WNW) at 7kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: few at 4,000ft

Thu 20:00Z to Fri 03:00ZTemporary

MVFR

Visibility 6 km
Rain, light rain, light drizzle
Cloud: broken at 1,200ft

Thu 21:00Z to Fri 02:00Z40% temporary

IFR

Visibility 3000 m
Heavy rain, rain, drizzle

Daylight & performance

Sunrise

06:32Z

Sunset

17:12Z

Daylight

10h 39m

Pressure alt

638 ft

Density alt

1,150 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.