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 171120Z AUTO 32007KT 270V030 9999 NCD 21/14 Q1019
Observed 6 min ago
Wind
320° (NW) at 7kt
Visibility
10km or more
Temperature
21°C / 14°C dew
Humidity
64%
QNH
1019 hPa
TAF EGAC 171059Z 1712/1721 35008KT 9999 FEW018
- Fri 12:00Z to Fri 21:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 350° (N) at 8kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: few at 1,800ft
Sunrise
04:10Z
Sunset
20:49Z
Daylight
16h 40m
Pressure alt
-163 ft
Density alt
518 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.