Riffa Air Base

BH-0002 · Southern Governorate, Bahrain

The METAR station used is 46 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 100° Riffa Air Base 13/31
Wind: 7 kt, 3 beaufort

6 kt

4 kt
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CAVOK
METAR OEDR 052200Z 10007KT CAVOK 27/24 Q1005

METAR Riffa Air Base - BH-0002

Riffa Air Base is a heliport in Southern Governorate, Bahrain. The airport is located at latitude 26.10724 and longitude 50.57897. The airport has one runway: 13/31. This airport has no ICAO code, we use BH-0002 as reference. The airport is in the Jeddah FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for King Abdulaziz Air Base on May 6, 2024 01:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 100° with a speed of 7 kt.

The weather is CAVOK. That means there are no clouds below 5,000 ft or the MSA (minimum safe altitude), whichever is higher. This also means that no cumulonimbus or towering cumulus clouds have been observed and the visibility is 10 km or more or more. Furthermore, there can't be fog, precipitation nor other significant weather.

The temperature and wind chill are 27 °C. The heat index is 31. The dew point is 24 °C, the relative humidity is 84%. The air pressure at sea level is 1005 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 04:57 and sets at 18:11. This applies to Riffa Air Base, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +3 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
13/31 130°-310° 4 kt 6 kt 50 %

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

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 27 °C
Dewpoint 24 °C
Rel. humidity 84%
Heat index 31 °C
Kp-index 3 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
04:58 (3:07h)
Midday
11:36
Sunset
18:13

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