METAR & TAF for Longside Airfield
Live aviation weather for EGPS, decoded in plain English. Elevation 150ft, runways 10/28.
Longside Airfield does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is Aberdeen International Airport (EGPD), 22nm SSW. Threshold reads the nearest licensed field and tells you what it means for your minima at Longside Airfield.
METAR EGPD 020650Z VRB02KT 2500 -RADZ BKN003 13/13 Q0998 TEMPO BKN001
Observed 20 min ago
- Wind variable at 2kt
- Visibility 2500m
- Weather: light rain, light drizzle
- Cloud: broken at 300ft
- Temperature 13°C, dewpoint 13°C
- QNH 998 hPa
TAF AMD EGPD 020655Z 0206/0306 11004KT 9999 FEW005 SCT020 TEMPO 0206/0212 4000 DZRA BKN004 PROB40 TEMPO 0206/0210 2000 +DZRA BR BKN001 TEMPO 0212/0219 4000 SHRA BKN012 PROB40 TEMPO 0215/0219 2000 +SHRAGS BKN008 TEMPO 0219/0306 6000 -SHRA BKN012 PROB40 TEMPO 0219/0306 4000 SHRA BKN008
Can I fly from Longside 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 Longside Airfield (EGPS) issue a METAR?
No. Longside Airfield does not issue its own METAR. The nearest reporting station is Aberdeen International Airport (EGPD), about 22nm 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.