Rothera Point Airport

AAXX · Antarctica

METAR AAXX · Rothera Point Airport

27 April 02:00 LT
2h
The METAR station used is 736 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 130° Rothera Point Airport 18/36
Wind: 18 kt, 5 beaufort

6 kt

17 kt
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OVC 300
METAR SCRM 261400Z 13018KT 1600 SN OVC003 M02/M02 Q0973 NOSIG

METAR Rothera Point Airport - AAXX

This field is located in Antarctica. The airport is located at latitude -67.56755 and longitude -68.12710. The airport has one runway: 18/36. The ICAO airport code of this field is AAXX. The airport is in the Punta Arenas FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Teniente Rodolfo Marsh Martin Airport on April 26, 2024 11:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 130° with a speed of 18 kt.

Visibility is 1.6 km.

There are overcast clouds at an altitude of 300 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 300 ft.

Current weather is snow. The temperature is -2 °C, with a wind chill of -12 °C. The dew point is -2 °C, the relative humidity is 100%. The air pressure at sea level is 973 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 00:45 and sets at 08:14. This applies to Rothera Point Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +12 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
18/36 201°-021° 17 kt 6 kt 95 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

300 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Weather Snow
Temperature -2 °C
Dewpoint -2 °C
Rel. humidity 100%
Wind chill -12 °C
Kp-index 5 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
23:36
Midday
03:53
Sunset
08:10 (3:12h)

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