5.3 Terminal weather, runway and winds

View terminal weather

Android Apple Web

Android

1. Open Terminal for the required location.
2. Select MET.
3. Review the available TAF, METAR, TTF or ATIS information.

On a phone, select a TAF or METAR summary to open its detailed text. The reports shown depend on the selected terminal and available data.

Apple

1. Open the terminal pane for the required location.
2. Select MET to view available TAF, TAF3, METAR, SPECI and digital ATIS information.
3. Touch and hold a section with a magnifying-glass icon to expand it. Select it again to return to the normal view.

The view includes raw and decoded weather, issue times, active INTER and TEMPO periods, nearby reports and calculated density altitude where available. Voice-only ATIS is not available online.

Web

Select MET for the selected terminal. The view can show:

• TAF, METAR and ATIS text
• decoded observation time, wind, visibility, weather, cloud, temperature, dewpoint, QNH, remarks and density altitude
• nearby METAR reports and weather cameras.

Select WX Camera beside a nearby entry to open it. MET is unavailable when the terminal has no weather, nearby reports or coordinates.

WARNING

Weather text can change quickly. Confirm current METAR, TAF, ATIS, and briefing information before flight.

Review runway wind components

Web

Select RWY to compare calculated headwind, tailwind and crosswind components for each runway pair. Use identifies the direction with the better headwind component, or either when both directions match. Best marks the row with the best headwind value.

The tab is unavailable when no runway rows can be calculated.

WARNING

Runway wind is calculated from available data. Confirm runway, wind, runway condition, traffic, and local procedures before use.

Review winds and temperatures aloft

Android Apple Web

Android

Select Winds. On a phone, select WND.

The table shows forecast altitude, temperature and ISA deviation, plus true wind direction and speed. Android does not calculate a headwind or tailwind component in this view.

Apple

Select Winds to view winds and temperatures aloft up to 50,000 ft. Temperatures are shown in °C with ISA deviation, and sub-zero values are blue. The table calculates the headwind or tailwind component for the leg to each waypoint other than the departure point.

Web

Select WND to view forecast altitude, temperature, ISA deviation, true wind direction and speed, and the forecast validity period. The tab is unavailable when the terminal has no coordinates.

INFO

AvPlan Web requests winds for the selected terminal coordinates. It reports when data cannot be loaded or no winds are available.

View the terminal on a satellite map

Android Apple Web

Android

Select SAT to open a satellite-style map centred on the selected terminal. Pan and zoom the map as required.

Apple

Select SAT to open satellite imagery centred on the terminal or user-waypoint coordinates. Pan and zoom the view as required.

Web

Select SAT to open the satellite-style map centred on the selected terminal. Use the map controls to zoom. The tab is unavailable when the terminal has no coordinates.

Terminal satellite view

INFO

Select Show on Map to review the location on the full En Route map.