METAR & TAF for Stronsay Airport
Live aviation weather for EGER, decoded in plain English. Elevation 39ft, runways 02/20, 06/24.
Stronsay Airport does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is Kirkwall Airport (EGPA), 14nm SW. Threshold reads the nearest licensed field and tells you what it means for your minima at Stronsay Airport.
METAR EGPA 171120Z 36009KT 9999 VCSH FEW007 BKN015 13/11 Q1021
Observed 7 min ago
Wind
360° (N) at 9kt
Visibility
10km or more
Weather
Showers in the vicinity
Cloud
Few at 700ft, Broken at 1,500ft
Temperature
13°C / 11°C dew
Humidity
88%
QNH
1021 hPa
TAF EGPA 171057Z 1712/1721 35012KT 9999 FEW012 BKN016 TEMPO 1712/1714 BKN012 TEMPO 1718/1721 BKN012
- Fri 12:00Z to Fri 21:00ZPrevailingMVFR
- Wind 350° (N) at 12kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: few at 1,200ft, broken at 1,600ft
- Fri 12:00Z to Fri 14:00ZTemporaryMVFR
- Cloud: broken at 1,200ft
- Fri 18:00Z to Fri 21:00ZTemporaryMVFR
- Cloud: broken at 1,200ft
Sunrise
03:26Z
Sunset
21:09Z
Daylight
17h 43m
Pressure alt
-193 ft
Density alt
-479 ft
Can I fly from Stronsay 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 Stronsay Airport (EGER) issue a METAR?
No. Stronsay Airport does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is Kirkwall Airport (EGPA), about 14nm SW, 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.