METAR & TAF for Kirkwall Airport
Live aviation weather for EGPA, decoded in plain English. Elevation 50ft, runways 09/27, 14/32.
METAR EGPA 020650Z 06007KT 020V080 1000 R09/1400N BR FEW000 BKN001 10/10 Q1000
Observed 22 min ago
- Wind 060° (ENE) at 7kt
- Visibility 1000m
- Weather: mist
- Cloud: broken at 100ft
- Temperature 10°C, dewpoint 10°C
- QNH 1000 hPa
TAF EGPA 020455Z 0206/0215 05005KT 0300 FG VV/// BECMG 0206/0209 5000 BR BKN005 PROB40 TEMPO 0209/0215 2000 BKN003
Can I fly from Kirkwall 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 Kirkwall Airport (EGPA) issue a METAR?
Yes. Kirkwall Airport issues its own METAR and TAF, updated through the day. The latest is shown above.
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.