United Kingdom

London Stansted Airport

EGSS STN London, Essex

Live conditions Nautical twilight

Wind

220° / 11 kt

Visibility

6+ SM / 9.7+ km

Temp / Dew

18°C / 64°F · dew 11°C / 52°F

Altimeter

1016 hPa / 30.0 inHg

RWY 22 currently favored, 11.0 kt headwind from 220° / 11 kt

Local now

19:34 UTC

Sunrise

05:25

Sunset

18:26

Raw METAR + TAF
METAR EGSS 101920Z AUTO 22011KT 9999 BKN034 18/11 Q1016

TAF EGSS 101656Z 1018/1124 22013KT 9999 BKN040 PROB30 TEMPO 1018/1022 8000 -RA TEMPO 1022/1105 7000 -RADZ BKN012 PROB30 TEMPO 1100/1108 BKN008 PROB30 TEMPO 1100/1103 4000 DZRA BECMG 1106/1109 28006KT BECMG 1116/1119 34010KT
Updated 0 minutes ago

Quick facts

ICAO / IATA
EGSS / STN
Type
Large airport
Location
London, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates
51.884998, 0.235
Elevation
348 ft (106 m)
Mag variation
-2.17° W (per chart)
Runways
2 ends · longest 3,049 m / 10,003 ft

Runways

End TRUE MAG Length Width Surface ILS Glide Notes
04 044° 043° 3,049 m / 10,003 ft 46 m Asphalt displaced 295 m / 968 ft
22 224° 223° 3,049 m / 10,003 ft 46 m Asphalt

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Navaids

Ident Name Type Frequency
SSD Stansted NDB 429 kHz
BKY Barkway VOR-DME 116.25 MHz

Frequencies

Approach

Stansted Radar
120.625

ATIS

ATIS
127.175

Clearance

CLNC DEL
121.95

Other

DIRECTOR
136.2

Ground

Ground
121.725

Other

Director
136.2

Tower

Tower
123.8

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