EGEN · North Ronaldsay Airport

METAR & TAF for North Ronaldsay Airport

Live aviation weather for EGEN, decoded in plain English. Elevation 40ft, runways 03/21, 10/28, 14/32.

North Ronaldsay Airport does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is Kirkwall Airport (EGPA), 29nm SSW. Threshold reads the nearest licensed field and tells you what it means for your minima at North Ronaldsay Airport.

Live METARVFR conditions

METAR EGPA 141420Z 19025G36KT CAVOK 14/10 Q1001

Observed 16 min ago

Wind

190° (S) at 25kt, gusting 36kt

Visibility

CAVOK

Temperature

14°C / 10°C dew

Humidity

77%

QNH

1001 hPa

Live TAF (forecast)Issued 6h 37m ago

TAF EGPA 140759Z 1409/1418 18022G35KT 9999 FEW045
TEMPO 1413/1418 19028G45KT
TEMPO 1414/1418 6000 RA
PROB30
TEMPO 1416/1418 3000 +RA BKN014

Wed 09:00Z to Wed 18:00ZPrevailing

VFR

Wind 180° (S) at 22kt, gusting 35kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: few at 4,500ft

Wed 13:00Z to Wed 18:00ZTemporary

VFR

Wind 190° (S) at 28kt, gusting 45kt

Wed 14:00Z to Wed 18:00ZTemporary

MVFR

Visibility 6 km
Rain

Wed 16:00Z to Wed 18:00Z30% temporary

IFR

Visibility 3000 m
Heavy rain
Cloud: broken at 1,400ft

Daylight & performance

Sunrise

06:45Z

Sunset

17:08Z

Daylight

10h 23m

Pressure alt

408 ft

Density alt

385 ft

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Can I fly from North Ronaldsay 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 North Ronaldsay Airport (EGEN) issue a METAR?

No. North Ronaldsay Airport does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is Kirkwall Airport (EGPA), about 29nm SSW, 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.