METAR & TAF for Longside Airfield
Live aviation weather for EGPS, decoded in plain English. Elevation 150ft, runways 10/28.
Longside Airfield does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is Aberdeen International Airport (EGPD), 22nm SSW. Threshold reads the nearest licensed field and tells you what it means for your minima at Longside Airfield.
METAR EGPD 151520Z AUTO 21007KT 9999 NCD 12/07 Q1010
Observed 32 min ago
Wind
210° (SSW) at 7kt
Visibility
10km or more
Temperature
12°C / 7°C dew
Humidity
71%
QNH
1010 hPa
TAF EGPD 151053Z 1512/1612 23008KT 9999 FEW035 BECMG 1609/1612 30010KT
- Thu 12:00Z to Fri 09:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 230° (SW) at 8kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: few at 3,500ft
- Fri 09:00Z to Fri 12:00ZBecomingVFR
- Wind 300° (WNW) at 10kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: few at 3,500ft
Sunrise
06:42Z
Sunset
17:06Z
Daylight
10h 25m
Pressure alt
248 ft
Density alt
-53 ft
Can I fly from Longside 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 Longside Airfield (EGPS) issue a METAR?
No. Longside Airfield does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is Aberdeen International Airport (EGPD), about 22nm SSW, 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.