EGEP · Papa Westray Airport

METAR & TAF for Papa Westray Airport

Live aviation weather for EGEP, decoded in plain English. Elevation 91ft, runways 04/22, 07/25, 18/36.

Papa Westray Airport does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is Kirkwall Airport (EGPA), 24nm S. Threshold reads the nearest licensed field and tells you what it means for your minima at Papa Westray Airport.

Live METARVFR conditions

METAR EGPA 090650Z AUTO 22013KT 9999 SCT023/// BKN035/// 12/10 Q1005

Observed 13 min ago

Wind

220° (SW) at 13kt

Visibility

10km or more

Cloud

Scattered at 2,300ft, Broken at 3,500ft

Temperature

12°C / 10°C dew

Humidity

88%

QNH

1005 hPa

Live TAF (forecast)Issued 2h 16m ago

TAF EGPA 090457Z 0906/0915 22012KT 9999 FEW012 SCT035
PROB30
TEMPO 0906/0915 24015G26KT 6000 SHRA BKN014

Sun 06:00Z to Sun 15:00ZPrevailing

VFR

Wind 220° (SW) at 12kt
Visibility 10 km or more
Cloud: few at 1,200ft, scattered at 3,500ft

Sun 06:00Z to Sun 15:00Z30% temporary

MVFR

Wind 240° (WSW) at 15kt, gusting 26kt
Visibility 6 km
Rain showers
Cloud: broken at 1,400ft

Daylight & performance

Sunrise

04:15Z

Sunset

20:21Z

Daylight

16h 5m

Pressure alt

339 ft

Density alt

60 ft

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Can I fly from Papa Westray 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 Papa Westray Airport (EGEP) issue a METAR?

No. Papa Westray Airport does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is Kirkwall Airport (EGPA), about 24nm S, 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.