METAR & TAF for Benbecula Airport
Live aviation weather for EGPL, decoded in plain English. Elevation 19ft, runways 06/24, 17/35.
METAR EGPL 171050Z 36014KT 9999 FEW010 SCT016 16/11 Q1023
Observed 27 min ago
Wind
360° (N) at 14kt
Visibility
10km or more
Cloud
Few at 1,000ft, Scattered at 1,600ft
Temperature
16°C / 11°C dew
Humidity
72%
QNH
1023 hPa
TAF EGPL 171057Z 1712/1717 36014KT 9999 SCT018
- Fri 12:00Z to Fri 17:00ZPrevailingVFR
- Wind 360° (N) at 14kt
- Visibility 10 km or more
- Cloud: scattered at 1,800ft
Sunrise
03:58Z
Sunset
21:15Z
Daylight
17h 17m
Pressure alt
-273 ft
Density alt
-218 ft
Can I fly from Benbecula 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 Benbecula Airport (EGPL) issue a METAR?
Yes. Benbecula Airport issues its own METAR and TAF, updated through the day. The latest is shown above.
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.