Ryanair Diversion STN Tonight

By: tomfellows - 29th January 2009 at 00:15 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

It's gone to East Midlands - imagine they'll bus them back.

Looks pretty foggy at Stansted according to the METAR, so that's probably why they diverted.

By: Deano - 29th January 2009 at 01:18 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Here's tonights METARS from STN

METAR : EGSS STN LONDON STANSTED
METAR EGSS 290050Z 14007KT 110V180 0200 R23/0400 R05/0400 DZ FG VV/// 04/04 Q1016=
METAR EGSS 290020Z 14009KT 0200 R23/0400 R05/0375 DZ FG VV/// 04/04 Q1015=
METAR EGSS 282350Z 14008KT 0150 R23/0400 R05/0375 DZ FG VV/// 04/04 Q1015 REDZ=
METAR EGSS 282320Z 13008KT 0200 R23/0375 R05/0350 DZ FG VV/// 04/04 Q1015=

Met vis outside CATII limits, so yes that's almost certainly why they diverted.

Dean

By: cal900 - 29th January 2009 at 02:38 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

Here's tonights METARS from STN

METAR : EGSS STN LONDON STANSTED
METAR EGSS 290050Z 14007KT 110V180 0200 R23/0400 R05/0400 DZ FG VV/// 04/04 Q1016=
METAR EGSS 290020Z 14009KT 0200 R23/0400 R05/0375 DZ FG VV/// 04/04 Q1015=
METAR EGSS 282350Z 14008KT 0150 R23/0400 R05/0375 DZ FG VV/// 04/04 Q1015 REDZ=
METAR EGSS 282320Z 13008KT 0200 R23/0375 R05/0350 DZ FG VV/// 04/04 Q1015=

Met vis outside CATII limits, so yes that's almost certainly why they diverted.

Dean

Can anyone explain what that all says and means please?

By: RingwaySam - 29th January 2009 at 03:30 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00

METAR EGSS 290050Z 14007KT 110V180 0200 R23/0400 R05/0400 DZ FG VV/// 04/04 Q1016=

EGSS - Stansted Airport
290050Z - 29th day at 0050 zulu time
14007KT - 140 degrees at 7kts
110V180 - Winds variable from 110 degrees to 180 degrees
0200 - 200m visibility
R23/0400 - RVR (Runway Visual Range) for runway 23 is 400m
R05/0400 - RVR (Runway Visual Range) for runway 05 is 400m
DZ - Drizzle
FG - Fog
VV - Vertical visibility
04/04 - Temperature 04°C, dewpoint 04°C
Q1016 - QNH 1016mb