Airport • Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, ENG, United Kingdom
Elevation: 130 ft (40 m) • 52.5571, -0.3870
Peterborough/Sibson Airfield (EGSP) is a airport serving Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, ENG, United Kingdom, situated at an elevation of 130 ft (40 m) above sea level. Local magnetic variation is 0.9° East. The airport has 4 runways, with the longest measuring 3,067 feet.
| Designator | Length | Width | Surface | Heading |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 | 3,067 ft | 98 ft | Grass | 64° |
| 15 | 1,807 ft | 59 ft | Grass | 143° |
| 24 | 3,067 ft | 98 ft | Grass | 244° |
| 33 | 1,807 ft | 59 ft | Grass | 323° |
METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report) is the standard format for reporting current weather conditions at airports worldwide. Issued every 30–60 minutes, it includes wind direction and speed, visibility, sky condition and cloud heights, temperature, dewpoint, and altimeter setting. Special METARs (SPECI) are issued when conditions change significantly.
TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) provides a weather forecast for the area within 5 nautical miles of an airport, valid for 24–30 hours. Issued every 6 hours by national weather services, TAFs use FM (from), TEMPO (temporary), BECMG (becoming), and PROB (probability) groups to describe changing conditions.
Flight Categories: VFR ceiling >3,000 ft & vis >5 SM MVFR 1,000–3,000 ft or 3–5 SM IFR 500–1,000 ft or 1–3 SM LIFR <500 ft or <1 SM