Europe Aviation Weather Report for RAF Fairford (EGVA/FFD)
TAF, METAR and NOTAM reports Decoded for RAF Fairford at VA: UTC on the EGth
Runways Available 09, 27
Below are the latest METAR, TAF and NOTAM reports for RAF Fairford, 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. NOTAM data is updated between 0200z and 0400z daily.
Weather Decoded for RAF Fairford at VA: UTC on the EGth
The follow is the current weather decoded from the most recently published METAR.
Almanac for daylight hours at RAF Fairford, all times in UTC.
| Dawn Twilight | 05:28 |
| Sunrise | 06:00 |
| Sunset | 17:55 |
| Evening Twilight | 18:27 |
Wind
Direction: Easterly
Magnetic: 080°
Speed: 4kts (6mph)
Visibility
Horizontal Visibility: Greater than 10km
Clouds
Overcast (sky obscured) at 5000ft
Weather Phenomena
No precipitation detected
Temperature
Temperature: 09°
Dewpoint: 07°
Pressure
QNH:
RAW METAR and TAF data for RAF Fairford with threats highlighted based on your type of flight operation above.
METAR EGVA 270155Z AUTO 08004KT 9999 OVC050 09/07 A3010 RMK AO2 SLP197 T00880074 $
METAR EGVA 270055Z AUTO 00000KT 9999 SCT040 BKN055 10/08 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP200 T01000083 $
METAR EGVA 262355Z AUTO 08003KT 9999 CLR 10/08 A3011 RMK AO2 SLP200 T01040076 10130 20104 401570024 57008 $
METAR EGVA 262255Z AUTO 00000KT 9999 FEW047 BKN055 12/08 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP203 T01150084 $
| Runway 09 | |
|---|---|
| Headwind | Crosswind |
| 4 kts | 1 kts |
Wind favours runway 09 with a crosswind of 1 kts and a headwind of 4 kts
EGVA 261000Z 2610/2712 07012KT 9999 BKN050 QNH3021INS
BECMG 2710/2711 18010G20KT 9999 OVC020 QNH3008INS TX16/2614Z TN04/2606Z LAST NO AMDS AFT 2610 NEXT 2904
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NOTAMS
Notam data is still being synced for this airport, please check back later.
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 RAF Fairford.
RAF Brize Norton (EGVN/BZZ)
Runways Available 07, 25
Distance 10 Nautical Miles
RAF Brize Norton is a military airport and may not be available as an alternate
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