METAR & TAF for Newtownards Airport
Live aviation weather for EGAD, decoded in plain English. Elevation 9ft, runways 03/21, 08/26, 15/33.
Newtownards Airport does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is George Best Belfast City Airport (EGAC), 7nm WNW. Threshold reads the nearest licensed field and tells you what it means for your minima at Newtownards Airport.
METAR EGAC 141420Z AUTO 20022G33KT 9999 FEW034 SCT041 17/11 Q1012
Observed 16 min ago
Wind
200° (SSW) at 22kt, gusting 33kt
Visibility
10km or more
Cloud
Few at 3,400ft, Scattered at 4,100ft
Temperature
17°C / 11°C dew
Humidity
68%
QNH
1012 hPa
TAF EGAC 141355Z 1415/1422 19015G25KT 9999 SCT020 TEMPO 1415/1422 20020G35KT TEMPO 1418/1422 7000 RA
- Wed 15:00Z to Wed 22:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 190° (S) at 15kt, gusting 25kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: scattered at 2,000ft
- Wed 15:00Z to Wed 22:00ZTemporaryVFR
- Wind 200° (SSW) at 20kt, gusting 35kt
- Wed 18:00Z to Wed 22:00ZTemporaryMVFR
- Visibility 7 km
- Rain
Sunrise
06:50Z
Sunset
17:29Z
Daylight
10h 40m
Pressure alt
47 ft
Density alt
298 ft
Can I fly from Newtownards 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 Newtownards Airport (EGAD) issue a METAR?
No. Newtownards Airport does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is George Best Belfast City Airport (EGAC), about 7nm WNW, 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.