Europe Aviation Weather Report for London Biggin Hill Airport (EGKB/BQH)
Decoded TAF & METAR reports Decoded for London Biggin Hill Airport at 10:20 UTC on the 21th
Runways Available 03, 21
Below are the latest METAR & TAF reports for London Biggin Hill 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 London Biggin Hill Airport at 10:20 UTC on the 21th
The follow is the current weather decoded from the most recently published METAR.
Almanac for daylight hours at London Biggin Hill Airport, all times in UTC.
| Dawn Twilight | 05:26 |
| Sunrise | 05:58 |
| Sunset | 18:15 |
| Evening Twilight | 18:47 |
Wind
Direction: North Easterly
Magnetic: 050°
Speed: 7kts (11mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: 9000 meters
Clouds
Broken (5 - 7 octas coverage) at 700ft
Weather Phenomena
No precipitation detected
Temperature
Temperature: 05°
Dewpoint: 05°
Pressure
QNH: 1020
RAW METAR and TAF data for London Biggin Hill Airport with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR EGKB 211020Z COR 05007KT 9000 BKN007 05/05 Q1020
METAR EGKB 210950Z 03006KT 340V080 1800 BR BKN002 05/04 Q1020
METAR EGKB 210920Z 04007KT 0400 R21/1000D FG OVC002 04/04 Q1020
METAR EGKB 210850Z 05007KT 0300 R21/0600N FG VV/// 04/04 Q1020
| Runway 03 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 7 kts | 2 kts |
Wind favours runway 03 with a crosswind of 2 kts and a headwind of 7 kts
EGKB 210802Z 2109/2118 03005KT 0300 FG VV///
BECMG 2109/2110 CAVOK
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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).
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* 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 London Biggin Hill Airport.
London Gatwick Airport (EGKK/LGW)
Runways Available 08L, 08R, 26L, 26R
Distance 15 Nautical Miles
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| Runway 08 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 7 kts | 6 kts |
London Heathrow Airport (EGLL/LHR)
Runways Available 09L, 09R, 27L, 27R
Distance 23 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for London Heathrow Airport
| Runway 09 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 4 kts | 5 kts |
RAF Northolt (EGWU/NHT)
Runways Available 07, 25
Distance 25 Nautical Miles
RAF Northolt is a military airport and may not be available as an alternate
Clich here to see the full details for RAF Northolt
| Runway 07 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 5 kts | 4 kts |
Southend Airport (EGMC/SEN)
Runways Available 05, 23
Distance 33 Nautical Miles
Clich here to see the full details for Southend Airport
| Runway 05 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 4 kts | 5 kts |
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