METAR & TAF for Sturgate Airfield
Live aviation weather for EGCS, decoded in plain English. Elevation 58ft, runways 09/27, 14/32.
Sturgate Airfield does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is RAF Waddington (EGXW), 14nm SSE. Threshold reads the nearest licensed field and tells you what it means for your minima at Sturgate Airfield.
METAR EGXW 151520Z AUTO 22013KT 9999 OVC030/// 19/12 Q1017
Observed 31 min ago
Wind
220° (SW) at 13kt
Visibility
10km or more
Cloud
Overcast at 3,000ft
Temperature
19°C / 12°C dew
Humidity
64%
QNH
1017 hPa
TAF EGXW 141944Z 1421/1501 20011KT CAVOK
- Wed 21:00Z to Thu 01:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 200° (SSW) at 11kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- NSW
- Cloud: no significant cloud
Sunrise
06:30Z
Sunset
17:09Z
Daylight
10h 39m
Pressure alt
-54 ft
Density alt
413 ft
Can I fly from Sturgate 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 Sturgate Airfield (EGCS) issue a METAR?
No. Sturgate Airfield does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is RAF Waddington (EGXW), about 14nm SSE, 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.