Swansea Airport

EGFH · Wales, United Kingdom

The METAR station used is 49 km away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction of Wind direction to Wind direction 230° Swansea Airport 4/22
Wind: 3 kt, 1 beaufort

3 kt

1 kt
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Nil cloud detected
METAR EGSY 011620Z AUTO 23003KT 210V270 9999 -RA NCD 12/09 Q1009

METAR Swansea Airport - EGFH/SWS

Swansea Airport is a midsized airport in Wales, United Kingdom. The airport is located at latitude 51.60290 and longitude -4.06915. The airport has 2 runways: 4/22 and 10/28. The ICAO airport code of this field is EGFH. The airport's IATA code is SWS. The airport is in the London FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for St. Athan on May 1, 2024 17:20, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 230° with a speed of 3 kt. The wind direction varies between 210° and 270°.

Visibility is 10 km or more.

There are nil cloud detected. No ceiling has been observed.

Current weather is light rain. The temperature and wind chill are 12 °C. The dew point is 9 °C, the relative humidity is 82%. The air pressure at sea level is 1009 hPa (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 05:46 and sets at 20:40. This applies to Swansea Airport, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is +1 hour. Daylight saving time is currently in progress.

Companies

On this airport you can find flying schools and skydive centers. Companies on this airport are Cambrian Flying Club, The On Line Ground School and Skydive Swansea.

Experiences

Go to Vliegles.nl to find flying lessons, skydives and other flying experiences. Browse the page for all available activities near Swansea Airport. You can also use the search function to find specific flying lessons, skydives or other flying experiences near your place.

Do not use for flight planning
The airport may be closed or require prior permission. True headings and the coordinates of runway ends may be an estimation. Magnetic headings are calculated from true headings using the WMM 2020 model.

Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
4/22 036°-216° 3 kt 24 %
10/28 096°-276° 2 kt 2 kt 72 %

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

- NCD Nil cloud detected

Temperature & Weather

Weather Light rain
Temperature 12 °C
Dewpoint 9 °C
Rel. humidity 82%
Kp-index 1 (0-9)

Daylight period

Sunrise
05:44
Midday
13:10
Sunset
20:37 (2:46h)

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