Europe Aviation Weather Report for George Best Belfast City Airport (EGAC/BHD)
Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for George Best Belfast City Airport at 16:20 UTC on the 19th
Runways Available 04, 22
Below are the latest METAR & TAF reports for George Best Belfast City Airport, as well as details for the nearest alternates.
The warning and threat levels in the METAR and TAF reports are currently being displayed for an airliner operating as a multi crew, CAT2/3 capable IFR flight, if you wish to change these thresholds to be more suitable for general aviation aircraft operating single crew VFR then use this drop down to select general aviation
METAR data is updated on the hour and half hour, TAF data is updated every few hours inline with its publication schedule.
Weather Decoded for George Best Belfast City Airport at 16:20 UTC on the 19th
The follow is the current weather decoded from the most recently published METAR.
Almanac for daylight hours at George Best Belfast City Airport, all times in UTC.
| Dawn Twilight | 02:49 |
| Sunrise | 03:43 |
| Sunset | 21:05 |
| Evening Twilight | 22:00 |
Wind
Direction: Westerly
Magnetic: 280°
Variation: 220-330°
Speed: 4kts (6mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: Greater than 10km
Clouds
Scattered (3 - 4 octas coverage) at 2300ft
Broken (5 - 7 octas coverage) at 3700ft
Weather Phenomena
Light Showers Rain
Temperature
Temperature: 18°
Dewpoint: 13°
Pressure
QNH: 1006
RAW METAR and TAF data for George Best Belfast City Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR EGAC 191620Z AUTO 28004KT 220V330 9999 -SHRA SCT023 BKN037 18/13 Q1006
METAR EGAC 191550Z AUTO 28004KT 220V330 9999 -SHRA FEW020/// BKN028/// //////CB 19/14 Q1006
METAR EGAC 191520Z AUTO 25004KT 220V300 9999 FEW023/// SCT042/// BKN049/// //////CB 18/15 Q1006
METAR EGAC 191450Z AUTO 27005KT 230V310 9999 -SHRA FEW015/// BKN022/// OVC028/// //////TCU 17/15 Q1006 RERA
| Runway 22 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 2 kts | 3 kts |
Wind favours runway 22 with a crosswind of 3 kts and a headwind of 2 kts
EGAC 191403Z 1915/1922 VRB02KT 9999 BKN020
PROB30 TEMPO 1915/1918 6000 SHRA
PROB30 TEMPO 1918/1922 2500 +SHRA BKN009CB
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Both the latest METAR and TAF are decoded into plain text with hour by hour synopsis in the expanded decoded weather tab.
The nearest 4 alternate airport's weather is also avaiable via the Alternates tab.
The following is the forecast presented in hour segments from the most recently published TAF above.
Notes for using the following -
1) BECMG (becoming) assumes the change will occur at the end of the period listed, e.g. BECMG xx10/xx12, the new conditions will be present from 12 noon.
2) PROB30 are listed as Low Probability Temporary Conditions with PROB40 being listed as High Probability Temporary Conditions.
3) TEMPO are listed as Temporary Conditions, these conditions will be present for 50% of the time period.
4) All times are in UTC (zulu).
Forecast for period 15:00-16:00 on the 19th
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 16:00-17:00 on the 19th
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 17:00-18:00 on the 19th
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 18:00-19:00 on the 19th
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 19:00-20:00 on the 19th
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 20:00-21:00 on the 19th
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
Forecast for period 21:00-22:00 on the 19th
Low Probability Temporary Conditions
* Although every effort has been made to confirm the accuracy of these decode, the raw metar and TAF from above must be used for flight planning purposes.
** These decode are designed for civilian airports only, military decodes will most likely contain omissions or errors.
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Below are the nearest 4 airports (potentially including general aviation or airports with runways shorter than 1600M, as well as military airports) from our database that may also be useful for your planning purposes, sorted in distance from George Best Belfast City Airport.
Belfast International Airport (EGAA/BFS)
Runways Available 07, 17, 25, 35
Distance 14 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for Belfast International Airport
| Runway 25 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 2 kts | 2 kts |
Campbeltown Airport (EGEC/CAL)
Runways Available 11, 29
Distance 57 Nautical Miles
Campbeltown Airport is a general aviation airport, or the longest runway is less than 1600M
Clich here to see the full details for Campbeltown Airport
| Runway 29 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 7 kts | 4 kts |
City of Derry Airport (EGAE/LDY)
Runways Available 08, 26
Distance 59 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for City of Derry Airport
| Runway 08 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 5 kts | 1 kts |
Isle Of Man Airport (EGNS/IOM)
Runways Available 03, 08, 17, 21, 26, 35
Distance 62 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for Isle Of Man Airport
| Runway 21 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 11 kts | 2 kts |
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