METAR ETNG Geilenkirchen
The current aviation weather for Geilenkirchen, decoded and with its GAFOR category. The data comes live from aviationweather.gov.
Current METAR
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ETNGAirfield
The four-letter ICAO code, here for Geilenkirchen.
- Time:
- 2. 22:50 UTC
- Wind:
- 150° at 3 knots
- Visibility:
- 8 km
- Clouds:
- SCT at 32000 ft · OVC at 39000 ft
- Temperature, dewpoint:
- 10 °C / 10 °C
- QNH:
- 1031 hPa
How the METARMAP shows this airfield
From every METAR, the METARMAP and the METARMAP Mini work out the GAFOR category and light the airfield's LED in its colour. The worse of the two values always decides: visibility or cloud ceiling. See the maps →
O
Oscar, open
Visibility8 km → O
Cloud ceiling39000 ft → C
| Visibility ↓ / Cloud ceiling → | 500 to 1000 ft | 1000 to 2000 ft | 2000 to 5000 ft | above 5000 ft, no cloud |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| over 10 km | M2 | D1 | O | C |
| 8 to 10 km | M2 | D1 | O | O |
| 5 to 8 km | M5 | D4 | D3 | D3 |
| 1.5 to 5 km | M8 | M7 | M6 | M6 |
| below 1.5 km | X | X | X | X |
Calculated from the observation itself. The official GAFOR by the DWD is a forecast for areas.
Crosswind at ETNG right now
| Runway | Head-/tailwind | Crosswind |
|---|---|---|
| 0991°likely in use | 2 kt headwind | 3 kt from the right |
| 27271° | 2 kt tailwind | 3 kt from the left |
Runway data: OurAirports, true headings. The runway that counts is the one tower or ATIS assigns.
TAF: the forecast
No TAF is published for ETNG. Many smaller and military airfields issue METARs only.
Geilenkirchen on the METARMAP
On the METARMAP, Geilenkirchen is one of 82 LEDs. It glows in the GAFOR colour shown above and fetches the new METAR every five minutes.
Airfield
| ICAO identifier | ETNG |
|---|---|
| Country | Germany |
| Elevation | 249 ft (76 m) |
| Sun today | ↑ 07:39 · ↓ 19:09 · night from 19:42 |
| Position | 50.958° N, 6.040° E |