London Stansted 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 04 is favoured now, by the live wind.
Live conditions.
The airport's latest weather report, nautical twilight there now.
- Wind
- 360°7 kt
- Visibility
- 6+ SM / 9.7+ km
- Temperature
- 7°C45°F, dew point 6°C
- Altimeter
- 1033hPa30.5 inHg
- Time now
- 05:54UTC
- Sunrise
- 06:57UTC
- Sunset
- 16:27UTC
Runway 04 is favoured: 5.0 kt of headwind with the wind from 360° at 7 kt.
The METAR and TAF as issued
METAR EGSS 030520Z AUTO 36007KT 9999 NCD 07/06 Q1033
TAF EGSS 030456Z 0306/0412 02012KT 9999 SCT025 PROB30 TEMPO 0306/0308 8000 BKN006 PROB30 TEMPO 0308/0310 BKN012 PROB40 TEMPO 0311/0323 06015G25KT 4000 SHRA BKN009
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Runways.
2 runway ends, the longest 3,049 m / 10,003 ft. Headings in true and magnetic degrees.
| End | True | Magnetic | Length | Width | Surface | ILS | Glide | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 | 044° | 043° | 3,049 m / 10,003 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | None | None | displaced 295 m / 968 ft |
| 22 | 224° | 223° | 3,049 m / 10,003 ft | 46 m | Asphalt | None | None |
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For reference.
Quick facts
- ICAO and 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
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Approach
- Stansted Radar
- 120.625
ATIS
- ATIS
- 127.175
Clearance
- CLNC DEL
- 121.950
Ground
- Ground
- 121.725
Tower
- Tower
- 123.800
Other
- DIRECTOR
- 136.200
- Director
- 136.200
Navaids
| Ident | Name | Type | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| SSD | Stansted | NDB | 429 kHz |
| BKY | Barkway | VOR-DME | 116.25 MHz |
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