R88/D - METAR, state of the runway
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R88/D - METAR, state of the runway
Dear fellow PPRuNers
Can someone tell me what the 'D' in the following runway state message is supposed to signify? ICAO Annex 3 and WMO Manual on Codes yield nothing. I guess it might even be a German or regional EUR/NAT thing, but so far I couldn't find any explanation.
EDDH 181350Z 08008KT 9999 -SN BKN014 BKN031 M01/M02 Q1013 R88/D NOSIG
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Can someone tell me what the 'D' in the following runway state message is supposed to signify? ICAO Annex 3 and WMO Manual on Codes yield nothing. I guess it might even be a German or regional EUR/NAT thing, but so far I couldn't find any explanation.
EDDH 181350Z 08008KT 9999 -SN BKN014 BKN031 M01/M02 Q1013 R88/D NOSIG
Looking forward to your replies.
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It's awfully nice of you to spend so much time thinking about my question. I should have mentioned earlier the meaning of 'R88' was clear. Incidentally, it is not explicitly prescribed by SARPs but by Attachment A to the EUR ANP, Volume II, FASID, Part III - AOP. Unfortunately, said Attachment does not help with the 'D' either.
I was beginning to think it might be a typo (perhaps 'R88/CLRD' was meant), but a search for historical METARs has disproved this assumption. Besides, my idea the 'D' might be a German thing is apparently not true since I could find a METAR from Zurich containing the very same 'R88/D'.
I was beginning to think it might be a typo (perhaps 'R88/CLRD' was meant), but a search for historical METARs has disproved this assumption. Besides, my idea the 'D' might be a German thing is apparently not true since I could find a METAR from Zurich containing the very same 'R88/D'.
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It's awfully nice of you to spend so much time thinking about my question. I should have mentioned earlier the meaning of 'R88' was clear. Incidentally, it is not explicitly prescribed by SARPs but by Attachment A to the EUR ANP, Volume II, FASID, Part III - AOP. Unfortunately, said Attachment does not help with the 'D' either.
Yes, 'D' escapes me. I suggest a call/email to EDDH to ask - would appreciate any answer. I initially thought 'Dry' until I saw the wx and it is not 'T' anyway.
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Sorry to have spoilt your nice warm feeling. Still, thanks for the link.
I'll give them a buzz and ask. Will keep you informed.
I suggest a call/email to EDDH to ask - would appreciate any answer.
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I have just phoned the MET offices in Hamburg (EDDH) and Bremen (EDDW). It seems the 'R88/D' is indeed a mistake. The two very helpful officers to whom I have spoken were kind enough to check a number of recent METARs containing the relevant runway state message, and it appears they had all been issued as 'R88/CLRD//'.
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