Benbecula Airport
The runways, from navdata. Drawn to scale from each threshold's position, true heading, length and width, with north up; the idents sit beyond each threshold.
Runway 17 is favoured now, by the live wind.
Live conditions.
The airport's latest weather report, sunrise there now.
- Wind
- 120°5 kt
- Visibility
- 6+ SM / 9.7+ km
- Temperature
- 3°C37°F, dew point 3°C
- Altimeter
- 1040hPa30.71 inHg
- Time now
- 08:26UTC
- Sunrise
- 07:46UTC
- Sunset
- 16:39UTC
Runway 17 is favoured: 3.4 kt of headwind with the wind from 120° at 5 kt.
The METAR and TAF as issued
METAR EGPL 030720Z 12005KT 9999 MIFG FEW015 03/03 Q1040
TAF EGPL 030458Z 0306/0315 VRB03KT 9999 FEW016
Updated 54 minutes ago
Runways.
4 runway ends, the longest 1,837 m / 6,027 ft. Headings in true and magnetic degrees.
| End | True | Magnetic | Length | Width | Surface | ILS | Glide | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | 055° | 057° | 1,837 m / 6,027 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | None | None | displaced 120 m / 394 ft |
| 17 | 167° | 169° | 1,208 m / 3,963 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | None | None | |
| 24 | 235° | 237° | 1,837 m / 6,027 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | None | None | |
| 35 | 347° | 349° | 1,208 m / 3,963 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | None | None |
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For reference.
Quick facts
- ICAO and IATA
- EGPL, BEB
- Type
- Medium airport
- Location
- Balivanich, Scotland, United Kingdom
- Coordinates
- 57.481098, -7.36278
- Elevation
- 19 ft (6 m)
- Mag variation
- -6.40° W (per chart)
- Runways
- 4 ends, longest 1,837 m / 6,027 ft
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Approach
- Approach
- 119.205
ATIS
- ATIS
- 113.950
Tower
- Tower
- 119.205
Navaids
| Ident | Name | Type | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| BCL | Benbecula | DME | 108.10 MHz |
| BEN | Benbecula | VOR-DME | 113.95 MHz |
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