EGEF · Fair Isle Airport

METAR & TAF for Fair Isle Airport

Live aviation weather for EGEF, decoded in plain English. Elevation 223ft, runways 06/24.

Fair Isle Airport does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is Sumburgh Airport (EGPB), 23nm NNE. Threshold reads the nearest licensed field and tells you what it means for your minima at Fair Isle Airport.

Live METARVFR conditions

METAR EGPB 141420Z 18031G42KT 9000 FEW014 13/11 Q1002

Observed 16 min ago

Wind

180° (S) at 31kt, gusting 42kt

Visibility

9km

Cloud

Few at 1,400ft

Temperature

13°C / 11°C dew

Humidity

88%

QNH

1002 hPa

Live TAF (forecast)Issued 39 min ago

TAF EGPB 141357Z 1415/1424 18025G35KT 9999 SCT020
TEMPO 1415/1423 8000 -RA
TEMPO 1415/1419 18035G48KT
PROB40
TEMPO 1419/1422 4000 RA

Wed 15:00Z to Thu 00:00ZPrevailing

VFR

Wind 180° (S) at 25kt, gusting 35kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: scattered at 2,000ft

Wed 15:00Z to Wed 23:00ZTemporary

MVFR

Visibility 8 km
Light rain

Wed 15:00Z to Wed 19:00ZTemporary

VFR

Wind 180° (S) at 35kt, gusting 48kt

Wed 19:00Z to Wed 22:00Z40% temporary

IFR

Visibility 4000 m
Rain

Daylight & performance

Sunrise

06:42Z

Sunset

17:04Z

Daylight

10h 22m

Pressure alt

561 ft

Density alt

454 ft

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Can I fly from Fair Isle 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 Fair Isle Airport (EGEF) issue a METAR?

No. Fair Isle Airport does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is Sumburgh Airport (EGPB), about 23nm NNE, 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.