United Kingdom

London Stansted Airport

EGSS STN London, Essex

Live conditions Day

Wind

270° / 8 kt

Visibility

6+ SM / 9.7+ km

Temp / Dew

24°C / 75°F · dew 10°C / 50°F

Altimeter

1018 hPa / 30.06 inHg

RWY 22 currently favored — 5.6 kt headwind from 270° / 8 kt

Local now

14:18 UTC

Sunrise

04:14

Sunset

19:57

Raw METAR + TAF
METAR EGSS 271350Z AUTO 27008KT 220V320 9999 NCD 24/10 Q1018

TAF EGSS 271054Z 2712/2818 29012KT 9999 SCT040 BECMG 2800/2803 23007KT PROB30 2802/2806 8000
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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