Vulcan / Kirkcaldy Airport

CA-0497 · Alberta, Canada

The METAR station used is 47 NM away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 190° Vulcan / Kirkcaldy Airport 3/21
Wind: 13 kt, 4 beaufort

11 kt

7 kt
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Cloud Cloud
FEW 9,000
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BKN 15,000
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BKN 26,000
METAR CYQL 280400Z 19013KT 20SM FEW090 BKN150 BKN260 08/04 A2977 RMK AC2AC4CI1 LAST STFD OBS/ NXT 281200Z SLP098

METAR Vulcan / Kirkcaldy Airport - CA-0497

Vulcan / Kirkcaldy Airport is a small airport in Alberta, Canada. The airport is located at latitude 50.33120 and longitude -113.35696. The airport has 3 runways: 3/21, 9/27 and 15/33. This airport has no ICAO code, we use CA-0497 as reference. The airport is in the Edmonton FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for Lethbridge County Airport on April 27, 2024 22:00, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 190° with a speed of 13 kt.

Visibility is 20 mi.

There are few clouds at an altitude of 9,000 ft, broken clouds at an altitude of 15,000 ft and broken clouds at an altitude of 26,000 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 15,000 ft.

The temperature is 8 °C, with a wind chill of 3 °C. The dew point is 4 °C, the relative humidity is 76%. The air pressure at sea level is 29.77 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:12 and sets at 20:49. This applies to Vulcan / Kirkcaldy Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -6 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
3/21 044°-224° 7 kt 11 kt 56 %
9/27 105°-285° 13 kt 1 kt 100 %
15/33 165°-345° 5 kt 12 kt 42 %

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

9,000 ft FEW Few clouds
15,000 ft BKN Broken clouds
26,000 ft BKN Broken clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 8 °C
Dewpoint 4 °C
Rel. humidity 76%
Wind chill 3 °C
Kp-index 2 (0-9)

Remarks

SLP098Sea level pressure is 29.82 inHg (29.82 inHg)
AC2AC4CI1 LAST STFD OBS/ NXT 281200Z

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:12 (7:23h)
Midday
13:28
Sunset
20:45

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