EGCS · Sturgate Airfield

METAR & TAF for Sturgate Airfield

Live aviation weather for EGCS, decoded in plain English. Elevation 58ft, runways 09/27, 14/32.

Sturgate Airfield does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is RAF Waddington (EGXW), 14nm SSE. Threshold reads the nearest licensed field and tells you what it means for your minima at Sturgate Airfield.

Live METARVFR conditions

METAR EGXW 141420Z 22015KT 9999 FEW034 BKN190 17/09 Q1023 NOSIG RMK BLU BLU

Observed 16 min ago

Wind

220° (SW) at 15kt

Visibility

10km or more

Cloud

Few at 3,400ft, Broken at 19,000ft

Temperature

17°C / 9°C dew

Humidity

59%

QNH

1023 hPa

Live TAF (forecast)Issued 50 min ago

TAF EGXW 141346Z 1415/1424 21014KT 9999 FEW035
PROB30
TEMPO 1415/1418 22015G25KT

Wed 15:00Z to Thu 00:00ZPrevailing

VFR

Wind 210° (SSW) at 14kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: few at 3,500ft

Wed 15:00Z to Wed 18:00Z30% temporary

VFR

Wind 220° (SW) at 15kt, gusting 25kt

Daylight & performance

Sunrise

06:28Z

Sunset

17:11Z

Daylight

10h 43m

Pressure alt

-234 ft

Density alt

-50 ft

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Can I fly from Sturgate Airfield 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 Sturgate Airfield (EGCS) issue a METAR?

No. Sturgate Airfield does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is RAF Waddington (EGXW), about 14nm SSE, 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.