diff --git a/webgui/topics/Environment/Position.html b/webgui/topics/Environment/Position.html
index e10acbd38..2e01524a8 100644
--- a/webgui/topics/Environment/Position.html
+++ b/webgui/topics/Environment/Position.html
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@
             <span style="font-size: 20pt; font-weight: normal; float: right" data-bind="text: name"></span>
         </div>
         <div>
+            <span style="float: right">
+                 <a data-bind="button: { text: false, icons: { primary: 'ui-icon-extlink' }}, 
+                               attr { href: 'http://ourairports.com/airports/' + id() + '/' }"
+                    target="_bank">View on ourairports.com</a>
+            </span>
             <!--
       <span style="font-size: 20pt; font-weight: bold;" data-bind="text: city"></span> 
       <span style="font-size: 20pt; font-weight: bold;">, </span>
diff --git a/webgui/topics/Environment/Position.js b/webgui/topics/Environment/Position.js
index 8f1e7a022..e95b0c787 100644
--- a/webgui/topics/Environment/Position.js
+++ b/webgui/topics/Environment/Position.js
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ define([
           return self.metarValidFlag() && self.selectedAirport() && self.selectedAirport().hasMetar();
         });
 
-        self.metar = ko.observable(0).extend({
+        self.metar = ko.observable('').extend({
             observedProperty : MetarPropertiesPath + "/data"
         });
         
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ define([
     }
 
     ViewModel.prototype.dispose = function() {
+        var self = this;
         fgcommand.clearMetar(MetarPropertiesPath);
         self.metar.dispose();
         self.metarValidFlag.dispose();