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London Stansted airport in London (United Kingdom)
London Stansted airport is located near London, with Takeley at 2mi↑, Stansted at 2mi↑, Elsenham at 2mi↑, Hockerill at 3mi↑, Bishops Stortford at 3mi↑, Manuden at 4mi↑, Uttlesford District at 4mi↑, Tilty at 4mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in United Kingdom and Southernmost airports in United Kingdom
→ See also airports in United Kingdom
aerial view of London Stansted airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : EGSS
- IATA code : STN
- Local code : -
Elevation : 106 m = 348ft
→ See also Highest airports in UK and Lowest airports in United Kingdom
Runways
- runway 04/22 : 3049m = 10003ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in United Kingdom
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- Stansted Airport train station at 1mi
- Stansted Mountfitchet train station at 2mi
- Elsenham train station at 2mi
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Aviation weather for London Stansted airport EGSS STN
METAR for London Stansted airport EGSS STN
EGSS 040950Z AUTO 06013KT 9999 NCD 16/07 Q1020
Decoded METAR for London Stansted airport EGSS STN
METAR issued by EGSS on Friday, April 4, 2025 at 09:50 UTC. This is an automatically generated METAR, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 1 days and 27 hours and -1413 minutes ago.
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 16°C = 61°F, dew point is 7°C = 45°F. The air is humid : relative air humidity is 55 %.
QNH is 1020hPa = 30.12inHg
Wind 24km/h = 13kt, direction is 60°.
Sky clear.
TAF for London Stansted airport EGSS STN
EGSS 040455Z 0406/0512 07008KT 7000 NSC BECMG 0406/0409 CAVOK PROB30 TEMPO 0406/0408 4500 HZ PROB30 TEMPO 0422/0502 05015G25KT TEMPO 0503/0508 BKN005 PROB30 TEMPO 0503/0507 2000 BR BKN002
Decoded TAF for London Stansted airport EGSS STN
TAF issued by EGSS on Friday, April 4, 2025 at 04:55 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 1 days and 8 hours and 22 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Friday, April 4, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Friday, April 4, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
0406/0512 07008KT 7000 NSC
wind 8kt = 15km/h, direction is 70°
Visibility is 7km = 4mi.
becoming from Friday, April 4, 2025 à 09:00 heure TU to Saturday, April 5, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0406/0409 CAVOK
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Friday, April 4, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Friday, April 4, 2025 à 08:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 0406/0408 4500 HZ
Visibility is 5km = 3mi.
haze
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Friday, April 4, 2025 à 22:00 heure TU to Friday, April 4, 2025 à 02:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 0422/0502 05015G25KT
wind 15kt = 28km/h with gusts at 25kt = 46km/h, direction is 50°
temporarily from Friday, April 4, 2025 à 03:00 heure TU to Saturday, April 5, 2025 à 08:00 heure UTC
TEMPO 0503/0508 BKN005
broken at 500ft = 150m
probability of 30% to have temporarily from Friday, April 4, 2025 à 03:00 heure TU to Saturday, April 5, 2025 à 07:00 heure UTC
PROB30 TEMPO 0503/0507 2000 BR BKN002
Visibility is 2km = 1mi.
mist
broken at 200ft = 60m
VAC for London Stansted airport EGSS STN
The Visual Approach Chart (VAC Visual Approach Chart) is provided without any guarantee of its timeliness. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.
NOTAM for London Stansted airport
Around London Stansted airport in London (United Kingdom)
near
- Hotels in Takeley
- Le Matissia (Paris) at 228mi↑
- Paris at 229mi↑
- Hotel Monge (Paris) at 230mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Champ du Feu at 393mi↑
- Station de montagne Gerardmer at 395mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Lac Blanc at 399mi↑
- Station de montagne La Bresse Hohneck at 400mi↑
- Station de montagne Le Tanet at 401mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Trois Fours at 401mi↑
- Hotel Origami (Strasbourg) at 401mi↑
- Station de montagne Les Pistes de Ventron at 402mi↑
- Station de montagne Ventron at 402mi↑
- for London Stansted airport at 0mi↑
- for Bury-Farm Airstrip airport at 4mi↑
- for High Easter airport at 7mi↑
nearest airports to London Stansted airport in London (United Kingdom)
- Bury-Farm Airstrip airport ( GB-1047) at 4mi↑
- High Easter airport ( GB-0071) at 7mi↑
- Audley End airport ( GB-0065) at 9mi↑
- Hunsdon airport ( GB-0464) at 9mi↑
- Andrewsfield airport (EGSL ) at 9mi↑NOTAM
- RAF Andrews Field / RAF Great Saling airport ( GB-0094) at 10mi↑defunct airport
- Nuthampstead airport ( GB-0242) at 10mi↑
- High Cross Airstrip airport ( GB-0235) at 10mi↑
- Willingale Airstrip airport ( GB-0453) at 11mi↑
- North Weald airport (EGSX ) at 12mi↑NOTAM
- Rayne Hall Farm Airstrip airport ( GB-0219) at 12mi↑
- RAF Castle Camps airport ( ) at 13mi↑defunct airport
→ See also Former airports in United Kingdom
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap