Ryanair Diversion STN Tonight

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

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?

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

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.