EGPL· BEB· Balivanich
Benbecula Airport
medium airport · elevation 19 ft (6 m)
03:34Z 21:25Z Night
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Current METARMVFR
20 min ago·00:20ZEGPL 090020Z AUTO 22008KT 170V240 9999 -RA FEW005/// BKN012/// BKN021/// 10/08 Q1003
Wind
220° 8 kt (var 170°–240°)
Visibility
> 10 km
Ceiling
1,200 ft
Temperature
10°C / 8°C
temp / dew
QNH
1003 hPa
29.62 inHg
Clouds
FEW 500ft, BKN 1,200ft, BKN 2,100ft
Weather
-RA
Station
EGPL
Active hazards (US/Canada coverage via AviationWeather.gov)AWC
SIGMET / AIRMET (0)
None active in area.
PIREPs (3)
- FL300QTR81663 min ago
- FL360AMX0714 min ago
- FL360AMX0714 min ago
Wind & Runways
Wind arrow points downwind.
Runways
06/241837 mASP
17/351208 mASP
Runway components
| Runway | Head/Tail | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| RWY 06/24 | TW 8 kt | XW 2 kt R |
| RWY 17/35 | HW 5 kt | XW 6 kt R |
57.4811°, -7.3628°© CARTOOpen in OSM →
Runway suitabilityconservative GA limits
| Runway | Status | HW (kt) | XW (kt) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RWY 06/24 (use 24) | Preferred | HW 8 | 2 L | — |
| RWY 17/35 (use 17) | Usable | HW 5 | 6 R | — |
Density altitude
-300 ft
elevation 19 ft
ISA deviation
-5.0°C
Frequencies (community-maintained, cross-check AIP)EGPL
- ATIS113.950
- TWR119.205
- APP119.205
Navaids near airportassoc. EGPL
| Ident | Type | Freq | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| BCL | DME | 108.10 MHz | LOW |
| BEN | VOR-DME | 113.95 MHz | HIGH |
Runways2
Physical runway length only — TORA/LDA are not declared in our reference database; consult the AIP.
- RWY 06/246,027 ft (1,837 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
- RWY 17/353,963 ft (1,208 m)
- Surface
- ASP
- Lighting
- Lit
- ILS
- —
24-hour trend (Iowa State IEM)EGPL
Wind6 kt
Vis10.0 km
Temp10°C
QNH1004 hPa
24-hour wind rose (IEM ASOS, 16 direction bins)n=48
3–6 kt
6–10 kt
10–16 kt
16–22 kt
>22 kt
Airport diagram (OpenStreetMap)Benbecula Airport
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
Issued 2011/06/11 12:24 UTC
11/12Z
11/18Z
12/00Z
BASE—
—BASE11/12Z → 12/00Z
TAF AMD TAF AMD EGPL 111419Z 1112/1124 CNL
Raw TAF
TAF AMD TAF AMD EGPL 111419Z 1112/1124 CNL
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